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About Pokhari Village

Pokhari is a mid sized village in Dharangaon tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,064, made up of 569 males and 495 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 501.45 hectares hectares.

Pokhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokhari village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalgaon
Tehsil Dharangaon
Area (hectares) 501.45 hectares
Population 1,064
Male Population 569
Female Population 495
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pokhari compares

By the 2011 count Pokhari is the 50th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,569 residents. Its 501.45 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well 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 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 14 km from Jalgaon, and the nearest railway station is Paldhi, about 3.9 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
Nearest railway station Paldhi 3.9 km
Nearest town Erandol 14 km
District headquarters Jalgaon 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Dharangaon 16 km

Villages closest to Pokhari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dharangaon 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 1,064. That makes it the 50th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,569 residents.

Pokhari village has 569 males and 495 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokhari has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 914.

Pokhari covers 501.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pokhari falls under Dharangaon tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pokhari is Paldhi, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 14 km from Jalgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokhari is in Dharangaon tehsil of Jalgaon district. Paldhi is about 3.9 km away. Erandol is about 14 km away. Jalgaon is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ekalagne Bk (1.5 km), Varad Kh (2.7 km) and Varad Bk (3.1 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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