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About Pokhari Village

Pokhari is a large village in Vaijapur tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,283, made up of 1,187 males and 1,096 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 888.84 hectares hectares.

Pokhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokhari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Vaijapur
Area (hectares) 888.84 hectares
Population 2,283
Male Population 1,187
Female Population 1,096
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pokhari compares

By the 2011 count Pokhari is the 30th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,637 residents. Its 888.84 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Pokhari

Pokhari is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Pokhari as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pokhari from other places

Pokhari lies about 13 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Baghoi Kusa, about 20 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Pokhari
Tehsil headquarters Vaijapur 13 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 13 km
Nearest town Aurangābād 13 km
Nearest railway station Baghoi Kusa 20 km

Villages closest to Pokhari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Vaijapur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Pokhari

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokhari village had a population of 2,283. That makes it the 30th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,637 residents.

Pokhari village has 1,187 males and 1,096 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokhari has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Pokhari covers 888.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pokhari falls under Vaijapur tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pokhari is Baghoi Kusa, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pokhari.

Pokhari is about 13 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokhari is in Vaijapur tehsil of Aurangabad district. Vaijapur is about 13 km away. Aurangabad is about 13 km away. Aurangābād is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deogaon Shani (under 2 km), Amanatpurwadi (4.9 km) and Bajathan (4.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Pokhari today is likely to be higher.

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