Pokhria, Maheshpur, Pakur, Jharkhand, India

Content updated on November 22, 2024.

Geographic Location of Pokhria


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

Travel and Communication for Pokhria


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

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Pokhria


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

A brief summary of available data for Pokhria 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 Pokhria


As per available data from the year 2009, 2041 persons live in 379 house holds in the village Pokhria. There are 1002 female individuals and 1039 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.09% and males constitute 50.91% of the total population.

There are 431 scheduled castes persons of which 211 are females and 220 are males. Females constitute 48.96% and males constitute 51.04% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 21.12% of the total population.

There are 1022 scheduled tribes persons of which 524 are females and 498 are males. Females constitute 51.27% and males constitute 48.73% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 50.07% of the total population.

Population density of Pokhria is 511.53 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Pokhria


Maps, reports and datasets of Pokhria 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 Pokhria is 399 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 86.99 ha. About 79.41 ha is irrigated area. About 77.8 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes. About 1.61 ha is irrigated by waterfalls.

About 20.14 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 53.6 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 88.03 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 76.94 ha is culturable waste land. About 10.86 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 62.44 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Pokhria


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

There is a government primary school in the village Pokhria.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Pokhria, which is less than 5 kms away from Pokhria.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Pokhria, which is less than 5 kms away from Pokhria.

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

Colleges in Pokhria


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 Pakur, which is more than 10 kms away from Pokhria.

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 Pokhria.

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

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

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 Pokhria.

Other Educational Facilities in Pokhria


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 Pokhria.

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Pokhria


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

There is a mobile health centre 5-10 kms away from Pokhria.

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

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

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