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About Pokhara Village

Pokhara is a mid sized village in Kerakat tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 698, made up of 349 males and 349 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pokhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokhara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Kerakat
Pincode 222149
Area (hectares) 91.87 hectares
Population 698
Male Population 349
Female Population 349
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pokhara compares

By the 2011 count Pokhara is the 271st largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 91.87 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1071.

Getting to Pokhara

Pokhara is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Pokhara as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pokhara from other places

Pokhara lies about 11 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Yadvendra nagar, about 7.5 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 Pokhara
Nearest railway station Yadvendra nagar 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Kerakat 11 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 11 km

Villages closest to Pokhara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokhara village had a population of 698. That makes it the 271st largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Pokhara village has 349 males and 349 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokhara has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1071.

The pincode recorded for Pokhara is 222149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pokhara covers 91.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pokhara falls under Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pokhara is Yadvendra nagar, about 7.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Pokhara.

Pokhara is about 11 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokhara is in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Yadvendra nagar is about 7.5 km away. Kerakat is about 11 km away. Jaunpur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arazi Ailia (under 2 km), Arazi Jarasi (under 2 km) and Arazi Koilari (under 2 km).

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

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