About Pokhra Village

Pokhra is a large village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,586, made up of 1,305 males and 1,281 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 255 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pokhra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokhra village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Basti
Tehsil	Harraiya
Pincode	272131
Area (hectares)	255 hectares
Population	2,586
Male Population	1,305
Female Population	1,281
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	982
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pokhra compares

By the 2011 count Pokhra is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 255 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Pokhra

Pokhra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pokhra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Piraila, Pitapur, Pithiya Laskari and Pithiya Mafi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Pokhra

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokhra village had a population of 2,586. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Pokhra village has 1,305 males and 1,281 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokhra has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Pokhra is 272131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pokhra covers 255 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pokhra falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Pokhra notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Pokhra.

Pokhra is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.