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About Pokhara Village

Pokhara is a large village in Dudhi tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,238, made up of 1,678 males and 1,560 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1170.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231208, 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 Sonbhadra
Tehsil Dudhi
Pincode 231208
Area (hectares) 1170.26 hectares
Population 3,238
Male Population 1,678
Female Population 1,560
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pokhara compares

By the 2011 count Pokhara is the 38th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents. Its 1170.26 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Pokhara

Pokhara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pokhara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Pokhara from other places

Pokhara lies about 82 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Jharokhas, about 25 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 Jharokhas 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Dudhi 31 km
Nearest town Renukūt 31 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 82 km

Villages closest to Pokhara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dudhi 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 3,238. That makes it the 38th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents.

Pokhara village has 1,678 males and 1,560 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokhara has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Pokhara is 231208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pokhara covers 1170.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pokhara falls under Dudhi tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pokhara is Jharokhas, about 25 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 for Pokhara.

Pokhara is about 82 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokhara is in Dudhi tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Jharokhas is about 25 km away. Dudhi is about 31 km away. Renukūt is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Munagadih (3.4 km), Karkachhi (3.6 km) and Khara Dih (3.8 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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