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About Pokhar Garhi Village

Pokhar Garhi is a mid sized village in Gabhana tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 869, made up of 468 males and 401 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 209.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 202126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pokhar Garhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokhar Garhi village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Aligarh
Tehsil Gabhana
Pincode 202126
Area (hectares) 209.44 hectares
Population 869
Male Population 468
Female Population 401
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 857
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pokhar Garhi compares

By the 2011 count Pokhar Garhi is the 116th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,953 residents. Its 209.44 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Pokhar Garhi

Pokhar Garhi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pokhar Garhi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Pokhar Garhi from other places

Pokhar Garhi lies about 24 km from Aligarh, and the nearest railway station is Kulwa, 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 Pokhar Garhi
Tehsil headquarters Gabhana 9.1 km
Nearest railway station Kulwa 14 km
Nearest town Shikārpūr 20 km
District headquarters Aligarh 24 km

Villages closest to Pokhar Garhi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gabhana 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 Pokhar Garhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokhar Garhi village had a population of 869. That makes it the 116th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,953 residents.

Pokhar Garhi village has 468 males and 401 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokhar Garhi has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 881.

The pincode recorded for Pokhar Garhi is 202126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pokhar Garhi covers 209.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pokhar Garhi falls under Gabhana tehsil of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pokhar Garhi is Kulwa, 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 <5 km distance for Pokhar Garhi.

Pokhar Garhi is about 24 km from Aligarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokhar Garhi is in Gabhana tehsil of Aligarh district. Gabhana is about 9.1 km away. Kulwa is about 14 km away. Shikārpūr is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gol Garhi (under 2 km), Ramnagar (1.6 km) and Barauli (1.8 km).

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

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