Skip to main content

About Pokharni Village

Pokharni is a mid sized village in Biloli tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 845, made up of 432 males and 413 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 354 hectares hectares.

Pokharni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokharni village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nanded
Tehsil Biloli
Area (hectares) 354 hectares
Population 845
Male Population 432
Female Population 413
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pokharni compares

By the 2011 count Pokharni is the 61st largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,692 residents. Its 354 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Pokharni

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

Pokharni lies about 60 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Chikna, about 20 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 Pokharni
Tehsil headquarters Biloli 3.1 km
Nearest railway station Chikna 20 km
Nearest town Dharmābād 22 km
District headquarters Nanded 60 km

Villages closest to Pokharni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokharni village had a population of 845. That makes it the 61st largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,692 residents.

Pokharni village has 432 males and 413 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokharni has about 956 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 967.

Pokharni covers 354 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pokharni falls under Biloli tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pokharni is Chikna, about 20 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 km distance for Pokharni.

Pokharni is about 60 km from Nanded in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokharni is in Biloli tehsil of Nanded district. Biloli is about 3.1 km away. Chikna is about 20 km away. Dharmābād 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 Chinchala (2.0 km), Dagdapur (2.7 km) and Laghul (3.2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All