About Pokharni Devi Village

Pokharni Devi is a mid sized village in Palam tehsil, in the district of Parbhani, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,640, made up of 849 males and 791 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 479 hectares hectares.

Pokharni Devi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokharni Devi village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Parbhani
Tehsil	Palam
Area (hectares)	479 hectares
Population	1,640
Male Population	849
Female Population	791
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	932
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pokharni Devi compares

By the 2011 count Pokharni Devi is the 21st largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents. Its 479 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Pokharni Devi

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

Pokharni Devi lies about 46 km from Parbhani, and the nearest railway station is Gangakher, about 18 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 Devi
Tehsil headquarters	Palam	18 km
Nearest railway station	Gangakher	18 km
Nearest town	Gangākher	19 km
District headquarters	Parbhani	46 km

Villages closest to Pokharni Devi

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

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Common questions about Pokharni Devi

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokharni Devi village had a population of 1,640. That makes it the 21st largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents.

Pokharni Devi village has 849 males and 791 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokharni Devi has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Pokharni Devi covers 479 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pokharni Devi falls under Palam tehsil of Parbhani district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pokharni Devi is Gangakher, about 18 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 Devi.

Pokharni Devi is about 46 km from Parbhani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokharni Devi is in Palam tehsil of Parbhani district. Palam is about 18 km away. Gangakher is about 18 km away. Gangākher is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.