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About Pokhanapur Village

Pokhanapur is a mid sized village in Mohammdi tehsil, in the district of Kheri, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,720, made up of 921 males and 799 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 334.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262804, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pokhanapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokhanapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kheri
Tehsil Mohammdi
Pincode 262804
Area (hectares) 334.5 hectares
Population 1,720
Male Population 921
Female Population 799
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pokhanapur compares

By the 2011 count Pokhanapur is the 143rd largest of the 494 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,473 residents. Its 334.5 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 875.

Getting to Pokhanapur

Pokhanapur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pokhanapur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Pokhanapur from other places

Pokhanapur lies about 27 km from Kheri, and the nearest railway station is Jharekapur, about 7.6 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 Pokhanapur
Nearest railway station Jharekapur 7.6 km
Nearest town Lāharpur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohammdi 27 km
District headquarters Kheri 27 km

Villages closest to Pokhanapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokhanapur village had a population of 1,720. That makes it the 143rd largest of the 494 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,473 residents.

Pokhanapur village has 921 males and 799 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokhanapur has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 875.

The pincode recorded for Pokhanapur is 262804. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pokhanapur covers 334.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pokhanapur falls under Mohammdi tehsil of Kheri district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pokhanapur is Jharekapur, about 7.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pokhanapur.

Pokhanapur is about 27 km from Kheri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokhanapur is in Mohammdi tehsil of Kheri district. Jharekapur is about 7.6 km away. Lāharpur is about 11 km away. Mohammdi is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bijauliakhanpur (under 2 km), Khanpur Grant (under 2 km) and Govindpur (under 2 km).

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

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