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About Pokhri Village

Pokhri is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 73, made up of 35 males and 38 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,086 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pokhri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokhri village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246143
Area (hectares) 64.32 hectares
Population 73
Male Population 35
Female Population 38
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,086
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 Pokhri compares

By the 2011 count Pokhri is the 401st largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 64.32 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Pokhri

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

Pokhri 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 Pokhri
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 3.1 km
District headquarters Garhwal 44 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 50 km

Villages closest to Pokhri

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 Pokhri

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokhri village had a population of 73. That makes it the 401st largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Pokhri village has 35 males and 38 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokhri has about 1086 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Pokhri is 246143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pokhri covers 64.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pokhri falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Pokhri 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pokhri.

Pokhri 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.

Pokhri 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 Pokhari (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 Pokhri today is likely to be higher.

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