About Pokhra Village

Pokhra is a mid sized village in Saidpur tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 601, made up of 334 males and 267 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 799 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.2 hectares hectares.

Pokhra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokhra village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Ghazipur
Tehsil	Saidpur
Area (hectares)	61.2 hectares
Population	601
Male Population	334
Female Population	267
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	799
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pokhra compares

By the 2011 count Pokhra is the 314th largest of the 556 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents. Its 61.2 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Pokhra

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

Pokhra lies about 44 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Faridaha Halt, about 6.6 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 Pokhra
Nearest railway station	Faridaha Halt	6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Saidpur	11 km
District headquarters	Ghazipur	44 km

Villages closest to Pokhra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokhra village had a population of 601. That makes it the 314th largest of the 556 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents.

Pokhra village has 334 males and 267 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokhra has about 799 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Pokhra covers 61.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pokhra falls under Saidpur tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pokhra is Faridaha Halt, about 6.6 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 Pokhra.

Pokhra is about 44 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokhra is in Saidpur tehsil of Ghazipur district. Faridaha Halt is about 6.6 km away. Saidpur is about 11 km away. Ghazipur is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.