Geographic Location of Pokharna

The village Pokharna is located in Pirtanr C.D.Block of Giridih District in the State of Jharkhand in India. It is governed by Kharpoka Gram Panchayat. It comes under Pirtanr Community Development Block. The nearest town is Giridih, which is about 46 kilometers away from Pokharna.

Travel and Communication for Pokharna

There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Pokharna

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

Social Structure of Pokharna

As per available data from the year 2009, 1360 persons live in 294 house holds in the village Pokharna. There are 664 female individuals and 696 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.82% and males constitute 51.18% of the total population.

There are 340 scheduled castes persons of which 163 are females and 177 are males. Females constitute 47.94% and males constitute 52.06% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 25% of the total population.

There are 418 scheduled tribes persons of which 212 are females and 206 are males. Females constitute 50.72% and males constitute 49.28% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 30.74% of the total population.

Population density of Pokharna is 372.06 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Pokharna

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Total area of Pokharna is 365.53 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 40.95 ha. About 35.89 ha is un-irrigated area. About 5.06 ha is irrigated area. About 3.1 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 1.96 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 10.24 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 22.26 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 10.1 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 20.22 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 22.26 ha is culturable waste land. About 15.08 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 12.34 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Pokharna

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

There is a government primary school in the village Pokharna.

There is a government middle school in the village Pokharna.

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

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

Colleges in Pokharna

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 Giridih, which is more than 10 kms away from Pokharna.

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

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 Pokharna.

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 Pokharna.

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

Other Educational Facilities in Pokharna

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

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Pokharna

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

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Pokharna.

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

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Pokharna.

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

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

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

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

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

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

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Pokharna.

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