About Pokhani Urf Pokhari Village

Pokhani Urf Pokhari is a small village in Joshimath tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 245, made up of 117 males and 128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,094 females per 1000 males. The village covers 352.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 244672, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pokhani Urf Pokhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokhani Urf Pokhari village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Tehsil	Joshimath
Pincode	244672
Area (hectares)	352.28 hectares
Population	245
Male Population	117
Female Population	128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,094
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 Pokhani Urf Pokhari compares

By the 2011 count Pokhani Urf Pokhari is the 42nd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 319 residents. Its 352.28 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Pokhani Urf Pokhari

Pokhani Urf Pokhari is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pokhani Urf Pokhari 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 Pokhani Urf Pokhari from other places

Pokhani Urf Pokhari lies about 13 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 117 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 Pokhani Urf Pokhari
District headquarters	Chamoli	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Joshimath	15 km
Nearest town	Srīnagar	68 km
Nearest railway station	Rishikesh	117 km

Villages closest to Pokhani Urf Pokhari

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

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Common questions about Pokhani Urf Pokhari

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokhani Urf Pokhari village had a population of 245. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 319 residents.

Pokhani Urf Pokhari village has 117 males and 128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokhani Urf Pokhari has about 1094 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Pokhani Urf Pokhari is 244672. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pokhani Urf Pokhari covers 352.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pokhani Urf Pokhari falls under Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Pokhani Urf Pokhari is Rishikesh, about 117 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 Pokhani Urf Pokhari.

Pokhani Urf Pokhari is about 13 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokhani Urf Pokhari is in Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district. Chamoli is about 13 km away. Joshimath is about 15 km away. Srīnagar is about 68 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lanji (1.5 km), Jalgwar (2.0 km) and Noligwar (2.0 km).

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