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About Pokharni Village

Pokharni is a small village in Jintur tehsil, in the district of Parbhani, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 448, made up of 231 males and 217 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 624 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431509, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pokharni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokharni village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Parbhani
Tehsil Jintur
Pincode 431509
Area (hectares) 624 hectares
Population 448
Male Population 231
Female Population 217
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pokharni compares

By the 2011 count Pokharni is the 139th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,444 residents. Its 624 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 955.

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 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 Pokharni from other places

Pokharni lies about 36 km from Parbhani, and the nearest railway station is Pergaon, about 36 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 Jintur 13 km
Nearest town Jintūr 13 km
Nearest railway station Pergaon 36 km
District headquarters Parbhani 36 km

Villages closest to Pokharni

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jintur 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 448. That makes it the 139th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,444 residents.

Pokharni village has 231 males and 217 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokharni has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Pokharni is 431509. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pokharni covers 624 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pokharni falls under Jintur tehsil of Parbhani district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pokharni is Pergaon, about 36 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 Pokharni.

Pokharni is about 36 km from Parbhani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokharni is in Jintur tehsil of Parbhani district. Jintur is about 13 km away. Jintūr is about 13 km away. Pergaon is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pokharnitanda (under 2 km), Telwadi (1.9 km) and Jununwadi (2.2 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.

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