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About Pokhraud Village

Pokhraud is a mid sized village in Marihan tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 677, made up of 345 males and 332 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1054.9 hectares hectares.

Pokhraud Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokhraud village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mirzapur
Tehsil Marihan
Area (hectares) 1054.9 hectares
Population 677
Male Population 345
Female Population 332
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pokhraud compares

By the 2011 count Pokhraud is the 124th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,141 residents. Its 1054.9 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Pokhraud

Pokhraud 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 Pokhraud 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 Pokhraud from other places

Pokhraud lies about 36 km from Mirzapur, and the nearest railway station is Lusa, about 4.5 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 Pokhraud
Nearest railway station Lusa 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Marihan 12 km
Nearest town Ahraura 26 km
District headquarters Mirzapur 36 km

Villages closest to Pokhraud

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokhraud village had a population of 677. That makes it the 124th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,141 residents.

Pokhraud village has 345 males and 332 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokhraud has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 918.

Pokhraud covers 1054.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pokhraud falls under Marihan tehsil of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pokhraud is Lusa, about 4.5 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 Pokhraud.

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

Pokhraud is in Marihan tehsil of Mirzapur district. Lusa is about 4.5 km away. Marihan is about 12 km away. Ahraura is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baghaura (3.1 km), Naudiha Halalpur (3.6 km) and Pateri (4.0 km).

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

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