Pokharia, Purnia East, Purnia, Bihar, India

Content updated on September 16, 2024.

Geographic Location of Pokharia


The village Pokharia is located in Purnia East C.D.Block of Purnia District in the State of Bihar in India. It is governed by Birpur Gram Panchayat. It comes under Purnia East Community Development Block. The nearest town is Purnia, which is about 14 kilometers away from Pokharia.

Travel and Communication for Pokharia


There is a railway station 5-10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Pokharia,
Purnia,
Bihar, India
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Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Pokharia


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

A brief summary of available data for Pokharia 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 Pokharia


As per available data from the year 2009, 4291 persons live in 778 house holds in the village Pokharia. There are 2050 female individuals and 2241 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 47.77% and males constitute 52.23% of the total population.

There are 38 scheduled castes persons of which 24 are females and 14 are males. Females constitute 63.16% and males constitute 36.84% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 0.89% of the total population.

Population density of Pokharia is 1849.57 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Pokharia


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Total area of Pokharia is 232 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 127 ha. About 111.5 ha is un-irrigated area. About 15.5 ha is irrigated area. About 15.5 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 20 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 23 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 37 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 15 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 10 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Pokharia


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Purnia East, which is 5-10 kms away from Pokharia.

There is a government primary school in the village Pokharia.

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

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

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Gulabbag, which is more than 10 kms away from Pokharia.

Colleges in Pokharia


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 Purnia East, which is more than 10 kms away from Pokharia.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Pokharia


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

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Pokharia


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

There is a primary health centre less than 5 kms away from Pokharia.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Pokharia.

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

There is a TB clinic less than 5 kms away from Pokharia.

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

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

There is a dispensary less than 5 kms away from Pokharia.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Pokharia.

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

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Pokharia.

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

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