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About Pokhari Village

Pokhari is a small village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 71, made up of 32 males and 39 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,219 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pokhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokhari village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Nalagarh
Pincode 174101
Area (hectares) 28.29 hectares
Population 71
Male Population 32
Female Population 39
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,219
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pokhari compares

By the 2011 count Pokhari is the 230th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 28.29 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Pokhari

Pokhari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pokhari as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Pokhari from other places

Pokhari lies about 49 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 17 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
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalagarh 20 km
Nearest town Baddi 29 km
District headquarters Solan 49 km

Villages closest to Pokhari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nalagarh 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 71. That makes it the 230th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Pokhari village has 32 males and 39 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokhari has about 1219 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Pokhari is 174101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pokhari covers 28.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pokhari falls under Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pokhari is Kiratpur Sahib, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Pokhari.

Pokhari is about 49 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokhari is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Kiratpur Sahib is about 17 km away. Nalagarh is about 20 km away. Baddi is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bakruri (under 2 km), Jamrari (under 2 km) and Koeri (under 2 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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