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- LGD code
- 230724
- Pincode
- 841438
- Post office
- Mirganj
- Population
- 504
- Households
- 85
- Literacy rate
- 56.9%
- Sex ratio
- 1145 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 129
Census 2011 · in context
How Pokhar Bhinda compares
By population, Pokhar Bhinda ranks #63 of 82 villages in Uchkagaon mandal.
Literacy rate
%
56.9%
+1.7% vs mandal average
- Pokhar Bhinda
- 56.9%
- Uchkagaon mandal
- 55.2%
- Gopalganj district
- 54.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,145
+111 vs mandal average
- Pokhar Bhinda
- 1,145
- Uchkagaon mandal
- 1,034
Household size
people per home
5.9
−0.8 vs mandal average
- Pokhar Bhinda
- 5.9
- Uchkagaon mandal
- 6.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Pokhar Bhinda at a glance
Pokhar Bhinda is a village of 504 people in 85 households (Census 2011) in Uchkagaon block, Gopalganj district, Bihar, the 63rd-largest of 82 villages in Uchkagaon block. Literacy is 57%, 2 points above the block average of 55% and the sex ratio is 1,145 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 841438, served by Mirganj post office; the LGD village code is 230724. The village votes in Harsidhi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Krishnanandan Paswan. The population is estimated at 594 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pokhar Bhinda · this village | 504 | 57% | — |
| Sankhe Chhotka · Uchkagaon | 5,460 | 56% | — |
| Shampur · Uchkagaon | 1,527 | 64% | — |
| Birwat Ghuran · Uchkagaon | 880 | 60% | — |
| Asandapur · Uchkagaon | 825 | 74% | — |
| Birwat Kamaluddin · Uchkagaon | 0 | — | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Pokhar Bhinda
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 2
- Power hours (winter)
- 2
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- GOPALGANJ
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 18
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 18
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 4
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- CHHOTKA SANKHE
- Total area (ha)
- 65
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 61.1
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Pokhar Bhinda
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Pokhar Bhinda
- LGD code
- 230724
- Pincode
- 841438
- Post office
- Mirganj
- Population (Census 2011)
- 504
- Population (projected 2026)
- 594
- Households
- 85
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1145
- Literacy rate
- 56.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Purvi Champaran
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Harsidhi
- Member of Parliament
- Radha Mohan Singh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Krishnanandan Paswan
- Block / Mandal
- Uchkagaon
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 841438
Same name, different place
Other villages named Pokhar Bhinda
Looking for a different Pokhar Bhinda? The largest eight this name across India. All villages named Pokhar Bhinda →
- Pokhar BhindaTardih · Darbhanga, Bihar4,862 pop
- Pokhar BhindaNautanwa · Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh3,002 pop
- Pokhar BhindaPharenda · Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh2,760 pop
- Pokhar BhindaHata · Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh2,736 pop
- Pokhar BhindaHata · Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh2,680 pop
- Pokhar BhindaChauri Chaura · Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh2,336 pop
- Pokhar BhindaKuchaikote · Gopalganj, Bihar2,259 pop
- Pokhar BhindaMaharajganj · Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh2,043 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Pokhar Bhinda
Other villages in Uchkagaon mandal
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- Sankhe Chhotka
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- Mohaicha
- Parsauni Khas
- Uchka Ganw
- Nawada Parsauni
- Luhsi
- Jhirwa
- Narayanpur
- Harpur
- Banki Khal
- Tilokpur
- Maqsudpur
- Narkatia
- Kaparpura
- Sathi
- Shampur
- Piprahi
- Arna
- Pirara
- Barhmani
- Salempatti
- Jamsari
- Pakri Sirikant
- Manbodh Parsauni
- Gurmha
- Itwa
- Rajapur
- Tulsia
- Siswaniya
- Birwat Bazar
- Penula Khas
- Harayia
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)