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About Pokhari Village

Pokhari is a small village in Karnaprayag tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 63, made up of 25 males and 38 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,520 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 242429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pokhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokhari village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Karnaprayag
Pincode 242429
Area (hectares) 24.12 hectares
Population 63
Male Population 25
Female Population 38
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,520
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pokhari compares

By the 2011 count Pokhari is the 153rd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 184 residents. Its 24.12 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1199.

Getting to Pokhari

Pokhari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pokhari as Available within 10+ 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 Pokhari from other places

Pokhari lies about 19 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 104 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 Pokhari
District headquarters Chamoli 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Karnaprayag 24 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 66 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 104 km

Villages closest to Pokhari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokhari village had a population of 63. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 184 residents.

Pokhari village has 25 males and 38 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokhari has about 1520 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1199.

The pincode recorded for Pokhari is 242429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pokhari covers 24.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pokhari falls under Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Pokhari is Ramnagar, about 104 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 <5 km distance for Pokhari.

Pokhari is about 19 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokhari is in Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district. Chamoli is about 19 km away. Karnaprayag is about 24 km away. Srīnagar is about 66 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dwalghat (3.1 km), Ghatuda (3.1 km) and Baulasera (5.2 km).

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

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