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About Pohara Village

Pohara is a large village in Lakhani tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,978, made up of 2,499 males and 2,479 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 736.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441809, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pohara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pohara village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Lakhani
Pincode 441809
Area (hectares) 736.44 hectares
Population 4,978
Male Population 2,499
Female Population 2,479
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pohara compares

By the 2011 count Pohara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,311 residents. Its 736.44 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Pohara

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

Pohara lies about 22 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Kuhi, about 18 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 Pohara
Nearest railway station Kuhi 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Lakhani 22 km
District headquarters Bhandara 22 km
Nearest town Bhandāra 22 km

Villages closest to Pohara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pohara village had a population of 4,978. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,311 residents.

Pohara village has 2,499 males and 2,479 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pohara has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Pohara is 441809. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pohara covers 736.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pohara falls under Lakhani tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pohara is Kuhi, about 18 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 Pohara.

Pohara is about 22 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pohara is in Lakhani tehsil of Bhandara district. Kuhi is about 18 km away. Lakhani is about 22 km away. Bhandara is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Channa (2.3 km), Lohara (7.8 km) and Sawari (12 km).

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

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