Pokharia, Shikaripara, Dumka, Jharkhand, India

Content updated on May 10, 2024.

Geographic Location of Pokharia


The village Pokharia is located in Shikaripara C.D.Block of Dumka District in the State of Jharkhand in India. It is governed by Mahul Pahari Gram Panchayat. It comes under Shikaripara Community Development Block. The nearest town is Dumka, which is about 30 kilometers away from Pokharia.

Travel and Communication for Pokharia


The village is connected by public bus services. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Pokharia,
Dumka,
Jharkhand, India
PIN - 816124

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, 536 persons live in 128 house holds in the village Pokharia. There are 270 female individuals and 266 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.37% and males constitute 49.63% of the total population.

There are 2 scheduled castes persons of which 0 are females and 2 are males. Females constitute 0% and males constitute 100% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 0.37% of the total population.

There are 68 scheduled tribes persons of which 35 are females and 33 are males. Females constitute 51.47% and males constitute 48.53% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 12.69% of the total population.

Population density of Pokharia is 350.33 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Pokharia


Maps, reports and datasets of Pokharia 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 Pokharia is 153 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 53.69 ha. About 44.59 ha is un-irrigated area. About 9.6 ha is irrigated area. About 2.62 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 5.3 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes. About 1.68 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 27.02 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 4.82 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 22.42 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 13.78 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 8.69 ha is culturable waste land. About 15.33 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 5.13 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Pokharia


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Barmsiya, which is more than 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 Pokharia, which is less than 5 kms away from Pokharia.

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

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Deoghar, 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 Dhanbad, 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 Dhanbad, 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 Dumka, 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 Dumka, 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 government non formal training centre in Dumka, 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 government differently abled school in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Pokharia.

Healthcare Facilities in Pokharia


There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Pokharia.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 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 more than 10 kms away from Pokharia.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Pokharia.

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

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

There is a dispensary 5-10 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.

Additional links