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About Pokhara Village

Pokhara is a large village in Rajim tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,244, made up of 1,131 males and 1,113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 885.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497335, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pokhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokhara village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Rajim
Pincode 497335
Area (hectares) 885.34 hectares
Population 2,244
Male Population 1,131
Female Population 1,113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pokhara compares

By the 2011 count Pokhara is the 18th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,471 residents. Its 885.34 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Pokhara

Pokhara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pokhara as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pokhara from other places

Pokhara lies about 41 km from Raipur. 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 Pokhara
Tehsil headquarters Rajim 13 km
Nearest town Nawāpāra 14 km
District headquarters Raipur 41 km

Villages closest to Pokhara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajim 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 Pokhara

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokhara village had a population of 2,244. That makes it the 18th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,471 residents.

Pokhara village has 1,131 males and 1,113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokhara has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Pokhara is 497335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pokhara covers 885.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pokhara falls under Rajim tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Pokhara notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Pokhara is about 41 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokhara is in Rajim tehsil of Raipur district. Rajim is about 13 km away. Nawāpāra is about 14 km away. Raipur is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raksha (2.5 km), Pali (2.7 km) and Hathkhoj (3.0 km).

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

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