About Pokhari Village

Pokhari is a small village in Yamkeshwar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 181, made up of 83 males and 98 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,181 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246121, 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	Yamkeshwar
Pincode	246121
Area (hectares)	41.75 hectares
Population	181
Male Population	83
Female Population	98
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,181
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pokhari compares

By the 2011 count Pokhari is the 75th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 171 residents. Its 41.75 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1206.

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 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 28 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 18 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	Yamkeshwar	3.2 km
Nearest town	Rishīkesh	18 km
Nearest railway station	Rishikesh	18 km
District headquarters	Garhwal	28 km

Villages closest to Pokhari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Yamkeshwar 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.

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Common questions about Pokhari

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokhari village had a population of 181. That makes it the 75th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 171 residents.

Pokhari village has 83 males and 98 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokhari has about 1181 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1206.

The pincode recorded for Pokhari is 246121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pokhari covers 41.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pokhari falls under Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Pokhari is Rishikesh, about 18 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 10+ km distance for Pokhari.

Pokhari is about 28 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 Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district. Yamkeshwar is about 3.2 km away. Rishīkesh is about 18 km away. Rishikesh is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.