About Pokharan Village

Pokharan is a mid sized village in Kudal tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,160, made up of 545 males and 615 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,128 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1128 hectares hectares.

Pokharan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokharan village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Sindhudurg
Tehsil	Kudal
Area (hectares)	1128 hectares
Population	1,160
Male Population	545
Female Population	615
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,128
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pokharan compares

By the 2011 count Pokharan is the 39th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents. Its 1128 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Pokharan

Pokharan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pokharan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Pokharan from other places

Pokharan lies about 32 km from Sindhudurg, and the nearest railway station is Kankavali, about 11 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 Pokharan
Nearest railway station	Kankavali	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kudal	20 km
Nearest town	Sāvantvādi	31 km
District headquarters	Sindhudurg	32 km

Villages closest to Pokharan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokharan village had a population of 1,160. That makes it the 39th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents.

Pokharan village has 545 males and 615 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokharan has about 1128 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1034.

Pokharan covers 1128 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pokharan falls under Kudal tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pokharan is Kankavali, about 11 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 - 10 km distance for Pokharan.

Pokharan is about 32 km from Sindhudurg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokharan is in Kudal tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Kankavali is about 11 km away. Kudal is about 20 km away. Sāvantvādi is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.