Pokhraha, Nawadiha Bazar/Nawadiha*, Palamu, Jharkhand, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Pokhraha


The village Pokhraha is located in Nawadiha Bazar/Nawadiha* C.D.Block of Palamu District in the State of Jharkhand in India. It is governed by Laxmipur Gram Panchayat. It comes under Nawadiha Bazar/nawadiha* Community Development Block. The nearest town is Daltonganj, which is about 18 kilometers away from Pokhraha.

Travel and Communication for Pokhraha


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

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Pokhraha


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

A brief summary of available data for Pokhraha 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 Pokhraha


As per available data from the year 2009, 643 persons live in 155 house holds in the village Pokhraha. There are 317 female individuals and 326 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.3% and males constitute 50.7% of the total population.

There are 9 scheduled castes persons of which 4 are females and 5 are males. Females constitute 44.44% and males constitute 55.56% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 1.4% of the total population.

Population density of Pokhraha is 600.54 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Pokhraha


Maps, reports and datasets of Pokhraha 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 Pokhraha is 107.07 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 27.83 ha. About 9.41 ha is un-irrigated area. About 18.42 ha is irrigated area. About 11.73 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 2.67 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes. About 4.02 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 6.8 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 8 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 26.01 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 38.43 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Pokhraha


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

There is a government primary school. Additionally, there is a private primary school in the village Pokhraha.

There is a government middle school. Additionally, there is a private middle school in the village Pokhraha.

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

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

Colleges in Pokhraha


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 Daltonganj, which is more than 10 kms away from Pokhraha.

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

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a government medical college in Medininagar, which is 5-10 kms away from Pokhraha.

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Pokhraha


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

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Pokhraha


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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