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About Pokhari Village

Pokhari is a small village in Mehkar tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 418, made up of 219 males and 199 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 318.16 hectares hectares.

Pokhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokhari village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Mehkar
Area (hectares) 318.16 hectares
Population 418
Male Population 219
Female Population 199
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pokhari compares

By the 2011 count Pokhari is the 124th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents. Its 318.16 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

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 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 43 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Khamgaon, about 51 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 Mehkar 16 km
District headquarters Buldana 43 km
Nearest railway station Khamgaon 51 km

Villages closest to Pokhari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mehkar 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 418. That makes it the 124th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents.

Pokhari village has 219 males and 199 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokhari has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

Pokhari covers 318.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pokhari falls under Mehkar tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pokhari is Khamgaon, about 51 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 10+ km distance for Pokhari.

Pokhari is about 43 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokhari is in Mehkar tehsil of Buldana district. Mehkar is about 16 km away. Buldana is about 43 km away. Khamgaon is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pentakali (under 2 km), Gajarkhed (1.9 km) and Hiwara Bk (2.9 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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