About Pokhari Village

Pokhari is a small village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 450, made up of 211 males and 239 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,133 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 252622, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pokhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokhari village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Pithoragarh
Tehsil	Gangolihat
Pincode	252622
Area (hectares)	171.27 hectares
Population	450
Male Population	211
Female Population	239
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,133
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
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 41st largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 171.27 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 1159.

Getting to Pokhari

Pokhari is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pokhari as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 32 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 66 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	Gangolihat	14 km
Nearest town	Almora	32 km
District headquarters	Pithoragarh	32 km
Nearest railway station	Kathgodam	66 km

Villages closest to Pokhari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gangolihat 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 450. That makes it the 41st largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Pokhari village has 211 males and 239 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokhari has about 1133 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1159.

The pincode recorded for Pokhari is 252622. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pokhari covers 171.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pokhari falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Pokhari is Kathgodam, about 66 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 10+ km distance for Pokhari.

Pokhari is about 32 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokhari is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Gangolihat is about 14 km away. Almora is about 32 km away. Pithoragarh is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.