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About Pokhari Village

Pokhari is a small village in THALISAIN tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 493, made up of 205 males and 288 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,405 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246285, 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 THALISAIN
Pincode 246285
Area (hectares) 148.75 hectares
Population 493
Male Population 205
Female Population 288
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,405
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pokhari compares

By the 2011 count Pokhari is the 44th largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 148.75 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1285.

Getting to Pokhari

Pokhari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pokhari as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Pokhari from other places

Pokhari lies about 56 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 64 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 THALISAIN 13 km
Nearest town Pauri 43 km
District headquarters Garhwal 56 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 64 km

Villages closest to Pokhari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in THALISAIN 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 493. That makes it the 44th largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Pokhari village has 205 males and 288 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokhari has about 1405 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1285.

The pincode recorded for Pokhari is 246285. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pokhari covers 148.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pokhari falls under THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Pokhari is Ramnagar, about 64 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 - 10 km distance for Pokhari.

Pokhari is about 56 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 THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district. THALISAIN is about 13 km away. Pauri is about 43 km away. Garhwal is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghumeili Urf Pokhari (under 2 km), Chamali (under 2 km) and Gadi Gaon (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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