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About Pohari Village

Pohari is a small village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 357, made up of 179 males and 178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 214 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pohari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pohari village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Mukerian
Pincode 144224
Area (hectares) 214 hectares
Population 357
Male Population 179
Female Population 178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pohari compares

By the 2011 count Pohari is the 238th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 214 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Pohari

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

Pohari lies about 32 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Kartoli Punjab, 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 Pohari
Nearest railway station Kartoli Punjab 11 km
Nearest town Talwāra 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Mukerian 26 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 32 km

Villages closest to Pohari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pohari village had a population of 357. That makes it the 238th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Pohari village has 179 males and 178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pohari has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Pohari is 144224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pohari covers 214 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pohari falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Pohari is Kartoli Punjab, 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 village for Pohari.

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

Pohari is in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Kartoli Punjab is about 11 km away. Talwāra is about 14 km away. Mukerian is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Labbar (2.5 km), Bariah (2.8 km) and Kothi (4.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Pohari today is likely to be higher.

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