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About Pokhra Village

Pokhra is a mid sized village in Badlapur tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,100, made up of 514 males and 586 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,140 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171.09 hectares hectares.

Pokhra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokhra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Badlapur
Area (hectares) 171.09 hectares
Population 1,100
Male Population 514
Female Population 586
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,140
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pokhra compares

By the 2011 count Pokhra is the 161st largest of the 386 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents. Its 171.09 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1043.

Getting to Pokhra

Pokhra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pokhra as Available within <5 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 Pokhra from other places

Pokhra lies about 36 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Sri Krishna Nagar, about 15 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 Sri Krishna Nagar 15 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Badlapur 16 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 36 km

Villages closest to Pokhra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokhra village had a population of 1,100. That makes it the 161st largest of the 386 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents.

Pokhra village has 514 males and 586 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokhra has about 1140 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1043.

Pokhra covers 171.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pokhra falls under Badlapur tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pokhra is Sri Krishna Nagar, about 15 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pokhra.

Pokhra is about 36 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokhra is in Badlapur tehsil of Jaunpur district. Sri Krishna Nagar is about 15 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 15 km away. Badlapur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bakhopur (under 2 km), Ramdeya (1.6 km) and Haripur (2.1 km).

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

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