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About Pokhari Village

Pokhari is a mid sized village in Georai tehsil, in the district of Bid, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,045, made up of 554 males and 491 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 527 hectares hectares.

Pokhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokhari village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bid
Tehsil Georai
Area (hectares) 527 hectares
Population 1,045
Male Population 554
Female Population 491
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pokhari compares

By the 2011 count Pokhari is the 107th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,581 residents. Its 527 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 914.

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 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 Pokhari from other places

Pokhari lies about 21 km from Bid, and the nearest railway station is Amalner Bhandyache, about 42 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
Tehsil headquarters Georai 16 km
Nearest town Gevrai 16 km
District headquarters Bid 21 km
Nearest railway station Amalner Bhandyache 42 km

Villages closest to Pokhari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Georai 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 1,045. That makes it the 107th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,581 residents.

Pokhari village has 554 males and 491 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokhari has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 914.

Pokhari covers 527 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pokhari falls under Georai tehsil of Bid district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pokhari is Amalner Bhandyache, about 42 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 5 - 10 km distance for Pokhari.

Pokhari is about 21 km from Bid in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokhari is in Georai tehsil of Bid district. Georai is about 16 km away. Gevrai is about 16 km away. Bid is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sawargaon Pokhari (1.9 km), Bhadangwadi (3.0 km) and Kalwadi (3.3 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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