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About Pokhara Village

Pokhara is a small village in Chaubattakhal tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 418, made up of 208 males and 210 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246169, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pokhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokhara village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Chaubattakhal
Pincode 246169
Area (hectares) 106.32 hectares
Population 418
Male Population 208
Female Population 210
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pokhara compares

By the 2011 count Pokhara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 155 residents. Its 106.32 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1266.

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 village. 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 Pokhara from other places

Pokhara lies about 32 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 43 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
Tehsil headquarters Chaubattakhal 6.1 km
Nearest town Pauri 30 km
District headquarters Garhwal 32 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 43 km

Villages closest to Pokhara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chaubattakhal 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 418. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 155 residents.

Pokhara village has 208 males and 210 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokhara has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1266.

The pincode recorded for Pokhara is 246169. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pokhara covers 106.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pokhara falls under Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Pokhara is Kotdwara, about 43 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pokhara.

Pokhara is about 32 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokhara is in Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district. Chaubattakhal is about 6.1 km away. Pauri is about 30 km away. Garhwal is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khilasu (under 2 km), Aslot Malla (under 2 km) and Aslot Talla (under 2 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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