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About Pokharabad Village

Pokharabad is a large village in Bhikangaon tehsil, in the district of Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,022, made up of 1,035 males and 987 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 626.52 hectares hectares.

Pokharabad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokharabad village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khargone
Tehsil Bhikangaon
Area (hectares) 626.52 hectares
Population 2,022
Male Population 1,035
Female Population 987
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pokharabad compares

By the 2011 count Pokharabad is the 25th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents. Its 626.52 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 978.

Getting to Pokharabad

Pokharabad is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pokharabad as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Pokharabad from other places

Pokharabad lies about 32 km from Khargone, and the nearest railway station is Sirran, about 34 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 Pokharabad
Tehsil headquarters Bhikangaon 8.6 km
District headquarters Khargone 32 km
Nearest railway station Sirran 34 km

Villages closest to Pokharabad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokharabad village had a population of 2,022. That makes it the 25th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents.

Pokharabad village has 1,035 males and 987 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokharabad has about 954 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 978.

Pokharabad covers 626.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pokharabad falls under Bhikangaon tehsil of Khargone district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pokharabad is Sirran, about 34 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pokharabad.

Pokharabad is about 32 km from Khargone in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokharabad is in Bhikangaon tehsil of Khargone district. Bhikangaon is about 8.6 km away. Khargone is about 32 km away. Sirran is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dohad (under 2 km), Jamnya Buzurg (2.4 km) and Valka (2.7 km).

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

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