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Pokharia is a village in Hasanganj mandal, Katihar district, Bihar with a population of 928 across 196 households. It has a literacy rate of 54.2% and is located at coordinates 25.461°N, 87.798°E.
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- LGD code
- 224452
- Pincode
- 854317
- Post office
- Barsoighat
- Population
- 928
- Households
- 196
- Literacy rate
- 54.2%
- Sex ratio
- 921 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 306
- Distance to district centre
- 83 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 156 km
- Distance to Patna
- 267 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 326 km
- Nearest railway station
- Babhabgaon Halt · 2 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Harishchandrapur Rural Hospital · 10 km
జనగణన 2011 · పోలిక
Pokharia ఇతరులతో పోలిస్తే
By population, Pokharia ranks #18 of 41 villages in Hasanganj mandal.
Literacy rate
%
54.2%
+10.5% vs mandal average
- Pokharia
- 54.2%
- Hasanganj mandal
- 43.7%
- Katihar district
- 41.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
921
−7 vs mandal average
- Pokharia
- 921
- Hasanganj mandal
- 928
Household size
people per home
4.7
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Pokharia
- 4.7
- Hasanganj mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Pokharia ఒక్క చూపులో
Pokharia బీహార్లోని కతిహార్ జిల్లా, Hasanganj బ్లాక్లో 928 జనాభా 196 కుటుంబాలలో (జనగణన 2011) గల గ్రామం, Hasanganj బ్లాక్లోని 41 గ్రామాలలో 18వ పెద్దది. అక్షరాస్యత 54%, బ్లాక్ సగటు 44% కంటే 11 పాయింట్లు ఎక్కువ మరియు లింగ నిష్పత్తి ప్రతి 1,000 పురుషులకు 921 మహిళలు. ఇది కతిహార్ జిల్లా కేంద్రం నుండి 83 కి.మీ, సమీప పట్టణం Uttar Harishchandrapur నుండి 10 కి.మీ, Babhabgaon Halt రైల్వే స్టేషన్ నుండి 2 కి.మీ ఉంది (సరళ రేఖ దూరాలు). పిన్కోడ్ 854317, Barsoighat పోస్టాఫీసు పరిధిలో; LGD గ్రామ కోడ్ 224452. సమీప ఆసుపత్రి/ఆరోగ్య కేంద్రం Harishchandrapur Rural Hospital, 10 కి.మీ దూరంలో. గ్రామం Supaul అసెంబ్లీ నియోజకవర్గంలో ఉంది, ఎమ్మెల్యే Bijendra Prasad Yadav. 2026లో జనాభా సుమారు 1,094, 2011 జనగణన కంటే 18% ఎక్కువ.
గ్రామ పంచాయతీ: Rampur →
సమీప గ్రామాల పోలిక
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Pokharia
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 6
- Power hours (winter)
- 6
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KATIHAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 15
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 15
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 3
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- RAMPUR
- Total area (ha)
- 142.8
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 41.3
- Forest area (ha)
- 10
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Pokharia
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
ముఖ్య వివరాలు — Pokharia
- LGD code
- 224452
- Pincode
- 854317
- Post office
- Barsoighat
- Population (Census 2011)
- 928
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,094
- Households
- 196
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 921
- Literacy rate
- 54.2%
- Coordinates
- 25.46125°N, 87.79782°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Supaul
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Supaul
- Member of Parliament
- Dileshwar Kamait
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Bijendra Prasad Yadav
- Block / Mandal
- Hasanganj
- Nearest railway station
- Ghogardiha (161.3 km)
చేరుకోవడం
Pokharia ఎలా చేరుకోవాలి
Nearest town · 15,443 people
Uttar Harishchandrapur · ≈ 9.5 km
≈ 20 min by car · 23 min by bike
Directionsనగరాలకు దూరం · సరళ రేఖ
- Patna267 kmcapital
- Kolkata326 km
- Delhi1105 km
- Hyderabad1316 km
రకం వారీగా సమీపం · ప్రాంతంలో ఎక్కడైనా
- Railway stationBabhabgaon Halt2 km
- Bus stopMaiharpur19 km
- Hospital / PHCHarishchandrapur Rural Hospital10 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India24 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Petrol Pump26 km
- CollegeD S College23 km
- Police stationNaka No 2(Police Station)25 km
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View all 40+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)