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About Pokhari Village

Pokhari is a mid sized village in Loha tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,075, made up of 560 males and 515 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 280.03 hectares hectares.

Pokhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokhari village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nanded
Tehsil Loha
Area (hectares) 280.03 hectares
Population 1,075
Male Population 560
Female Population 515
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
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 82nd largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,770 residents. Its 280.03 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

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 25 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Wanegaon, about 24 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 Loha 9.8 km
Nearest railway station Wanegaon 24 km
District headquarters Nanded 25 km

Villages closest to Pokhari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Loha 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 1,075. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,770 residents.

Pokhari village has 560 males and 515 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokhari has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Pokhari covers 280.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pokhari falls under Loha tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pokhari is Wanegaon, about 24 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 25 km from Nanded in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokhari is in Loha tehsil of Nanded district. Loha is about 9.8 km away. Wanegaon is about 24 km away. Nanded is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pokhar Bhoshi (under 2 km), Dhanora Shelgaon (2.4 km) and Nila (2.5 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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