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About Pokhri Village

Pokhri is a small village in THALISAIN tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 229, made up of 110 males and 119 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,082 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246285, 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 THALISAIN
Pincode 246285
Area (hectares) 63.95 hectares
Population 229
Male Population 110
Female Population 119
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,082
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 Pokhri compares

By the 2011 count Pokhri is the 143rd largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 63.95 hectares work out to about 3.6 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 1285.

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 <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 Pokhri from other places

Pokhri lies about 45 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 56 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 THALISAIN 3.6 km
Nearest town Pauri 29 km
District headquarters Garhwal 45 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 56 km

Villages closest to Pokhri

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 Pokhri

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokhri village had a population of 229. That makes it the 143rd largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Pokhri village has 110 males and 119 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokhri has about 1082 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1285.

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

Pokhri covers 63.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pokhri falls under THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Pokhri is Kotdwara, about 56 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 Pokhri.

Pokhri is about 45 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 THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district. THALISAIN is about 3.6 km away. Pauri is about 29 km away. Garhwal is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manjur (under 2 km), Gangaou (under 2 km) and Kota (1.5 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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