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About Pokhari Village

Pokhari is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 20, made up of 6 males and 14 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 2,333 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pokhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokhari village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246149
Area (hectares) 44.42 hectares
Population 20
Male Population 6
Female Population 14
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 2,333
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 Pokhari compares

By the 2011 count Pokhari is the 585th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 44.42 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 1259.

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 <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 Pokhari from other places

Pokhari lies about 44 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 50 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
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 3.1 km
District headquarters Garhwal 44 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 50 km

Villages closest to Pokhari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pauri 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 20. That makes it the 585th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Pokhari village has 6 males and 14 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokhari has about 2333 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Pokhari is 246149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pokhari covers 44.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pokhari falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Pokhari is Rishikesh, about 50 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 Pokhari.

Pokhari is about 44 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokhari is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about 3.1 km away. Garhwal is about 44 km away. Rishikesh is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pokhri (under 2 km), Dobha (under 2 km) and Dobhal Khola (under 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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