About Pokhari Village

Pokhari is a mid sized village in Dhari tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 597, made up of 312 males and 285 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263136, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pokhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokhari village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Nainital
Tehsil	Dhari
Pincode	263136
Area (hectares)	134.01 hectares
Population	597
Male Population	312
Female Population	285
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	913
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pokhari compares

By the 2011 count Pokhari is the 51st largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 511 residents. Its 134.01 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

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 village. 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 95 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 26 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	Dhari	6.7 km
Nearest town	Pauri	26 km
Nearest railway station	Kotdwara	26 km
District headquarters	Nainital	95 km

Villages closest to Pokhari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhari 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 597. That makes it the 51st largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 511 residents.

Pokhari village has 312 males and 285 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokhari has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Pokhari is 263136. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pokhari covers 134.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pokhari falls under Dhari tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Pokhari is Kotdwara, about 26 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 village for Pokhari.

Pokhari is about 95 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokhari is in Dhari tehsil of Nainital district. Dhari is about 6.7 km away. Pauri is about 26 km away. Kotdwara is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.