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About Pokheri Village

Pokheri is a small village in Kanda tehsil, in the district of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 184, made up of 77 males and 107 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,390 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263631, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pokheri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokheri village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Bageshwar
Tehsil Kanda
Pincode 263631
Area (hectares) 76.59 hectares
Population 184
Male Population 77
Female Population 107
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,390
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 Pokheri compares

By the 2011 count Pokheri is the 54th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 168 residents. Its 76.59 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1205.

Getting to Pokheri

Pokheri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pokheri 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 Pokheri from other places

Pokheri lies about 63 km from Bageshwar, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 29 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 Pokheri
Tehsil headquarters Kanda 23 km
Nearest town Rāmnagar 29 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 29 km
District headquarters Bageshwar 63 km

Villages closest to Pokheri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokheri village had a population of 184. That makes it the 54th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 168 residents.

Pokheri village has 77 males and 107 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokheri has about 1390 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1205.

The pincode recorded for Pokheri is 263631. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pokheri covers 76.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pokheri falls under Kanda tehsil of Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Pokheri is Ramnagar, about 29 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 Pokheri.

Pokheri is about 63 km from Bageshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokheri is in Kanda tehsil of Bageshwar district. Kanda is about 23 km away. Rāmnagar is about 29 km away. Ramnagar is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khel Kot (under 2 km), Tya Kot (under 2 km) and Lohar Khet (2.0 km).

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

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