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About Pokhdaur Village

Pokhdaur is a mid sized village in Sihawal tehsil, in the district of Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 911, made up of 436 males and 475 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,089 females per 1000 males. The village covers 203.53 hectares hectares.

Pokhdaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokhdaur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sidhi
Tehsil Sihawal
Area (hectares) 203.53 hectares
Population 911
Male Population 436
Female Population 475
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,089
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pokhdaur compares

By the 2011 count Pokhdaur is the 106th largest of the 286 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 912 residents. Its 203.53 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Pokhdaur

Pokhdaur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pokhdaur as Available within <5 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 Pokhdaur from other places

Pokhdaur lies about 13 km from Sidhi, and the nearest railway station is Shankarpur Bhadaura, about 36 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 Pokhdaur
District headquarters Sidhi 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Sihawal 30 km
Nearest railway station Shankarpur Bhadaura 36 km

Villages closest to Pokhdaur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokhdaur village had a population of 911. That makes it the 106th largest of the 286 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 912 residents.

Pokhdaur village has 436 males and 475 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokhdaur has about 1089 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Pokhdaur covers 203.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pokhdaur falls under Sihawal tehsil of Sidhi district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pokhdaur is Shankarpur Bhadaura, about 36 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pokhdaur.

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

Pokhdaur is in Sihawal tehsil of Sidhi district. Sidhi is about 13 km away. Sihawal is about 30 km away. Shankarpur Bhadaura is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajdiha (under 2 km), Sadla (2.3 km) and Janakpur (2.6 km).

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

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