Pokhra, Kotwa, Purbi Champaran, Bihar, India

Content updated on May 19, 2024.

Geographic Location of Pokhra


The village Pokhra is located in Kotwa C.D.Block of Purbi Champaran District in the State of Bihar in India. It is governed by Pokhra Gram Panchayat. It comes under Kotwa Community Development Block. The nearest town is Motihari, which is about 21 kilometers away from Pokhra.

Travel and Communication for Pokhra


Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station 5-10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Pokhra,
Purbi Champaran,
Bihar, India
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Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Pokhra


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Pokhra is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Pokhra is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Pokhra


As per available data from the year 2009, 3968 persons live in 829 house holds in the village Pokhra. There are 1891 female individuals and 2077 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 47.66% and males constitute 52.34% of the total population.

There are 753 scheduled castes persons of which 372 are females and 381 are males. Females constitute 49.4% and males constitute 50.6% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 18.98% of the total population.

Population density of Pokhra is 1050.29 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Pokhra


Maps, reports and datasets of Pokhra on topography, land use land cover(LULC), watershed / hydrological parameters etc. are available as a professional paid service. Please contact us for further details.

Total area of Pokhra is 377.8 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 196.5 ha. About 11.6 ha is un-irrigated area. About 184.9 ha is irrigated area. About 162.9 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 22 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 41.3 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 20 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 20 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 40 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 20 ha is culturable waste land. About 20 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 20 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Pokhra


There is a private pre-primary school in the village Pokhra.

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Pokhra.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Kotwa, which is 5-10 kms away from Pokhra.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Kotwa, which is 5-10 kms away from Pokhra.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Kotwa, which is 5-10 kms away from Pokhra.

Colleges in Pokhra


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Chakia, which is more than 10 kms away from Pokhra.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Motihari, which is more than 10 kms away from Pokhra.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Muzaffarpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Pokhra.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Muzaffarpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Pokhra.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Motihari, which is more than 10 kms away from Pokhra.

Other Educational Facilities in Pokhra


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Motihari, which is more than 10 kms away from Pokhra.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Motihari, which is more than 10 kms away from Pokhra.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Motihari, which is more than 10 kms away from Pokhra.

Healthcare Facilities in Pokhra


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Pokhra.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Pokhra.

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Pokhra.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Pokhra.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Pokhra.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Pokhra.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Pokhra.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Pokhra.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Pokhra.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Pokhra.

There is a family welfare centre with 1 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Pokhra.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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