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About Pokhar Village

Pokhar is a small village in Jhiranya tehsil, in the district of Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 292, made up of 143 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 322.7 hectares hectares.

Pokhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokhar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khargone
Tehsil Jhiranya
Area (hectares) 322.7 hectares
Population 292
Male Population 143
Female Population 149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pokhar compares

By the 2011 count Pokhar is the 120th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,574 residents. Its 322.7 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Pokhar

Pokhar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pokhar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Pokhar from other places

Pokhar lies about 30 km from Khargone, and the nearest railway station is Sanawad, about 32 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 Pokhar
Nearest town Kasrāwad 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Jhiranya 30 km
District headquarters Khargone 30 km
Nearest railway station Sanawad 32 km

Villages closest to Pokhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokhar village had a population of 292. That makes it the 120th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,574 residents.

Pokhar village has 143 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokhar has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Pokhar covers 322.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pokhar falls under Jhiranya tehsil of Khargone district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pokhar is Sanawad, about 32 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pokhar.

Pokhar is about 30 km from Khargone in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokhar is in Jhiranya tehsil of Khargone district. Kasrāwad is about 27 km away. Jhiranya is about 30 km away. Khargone is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Padlya (2.3 km), Kamodwaada (6.4 km) and Baykheda (9.7 km).

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

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