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About Pokhari Village

Pokhari is a small village in Madanpur Rampur tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 105, made up of 50 males and 55 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,100 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pokhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokhari village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Madanpur Rampur
Pincode 766102
Area (hectares) 91 hectares
Population 105
Male Population 50
Female Population 55
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,100
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
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 228th largest of the 288 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 452 residents. Its 91 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 1037.

Getting to Pokhari

Pokhari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pokhari as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 15 km from Kalahandi, and the nearest railway station is Nayagarh Town, about 14 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
Nearest railway station Nayagarh Town 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Madanpur Rampur 15 km
District headquarters Kalahandi 15 km
Nearest town Khordha 51 km

Villages closest to Pokhari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Madanpur Rampur 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 105. That makes it the 228th largest of the 288 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 452 residents.

Pokhari village has 50 males and 55 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokhari has about 1100 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1037.

The pincode recorded for Pokhari is 766102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pokhari covers 91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pokhari falls under Madanpur Rampur tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Pokhari is Nayagarh Town, about 14 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pokhari.

Pokhari is about 15 km from Kalahandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokhari is in Madanpur Rampur tehsil of Kalahandi district. Nayagarh Town is about 14 km away. Madanpur Rampur is about 15 km away. Kalahandi is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghodapokhari (under 2 km), Mankadakhola (2.5 km) and Harischandrapur (5.7 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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