About Pokhri Village

Pokhri is a mid sized village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 544, made up of 219 males and 325 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,484 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pokhri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokhri village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Pithoragarh
Tehsil	Gangolihat
Pincode	262522
Area (hectares)	108.64 hectares
Population	544
Male Population	219
Female Population	325
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,484
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 Pokhri compares

By the 2011 count Pokhri is the 29th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 108.64 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1159.

Getting to Pokhri

Pokhri is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pokhri 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 Pokhri from other places

Pokhri lies about 30 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, 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	Gangolihat	12 km
Nearest town	Almora	25 km
District headquarters	Pithoragarh	30 km
Nearest railway station	Kathgodam	56 km

Villages closest to Pokhri

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 Pokhri

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokhri village had a population of 544. That makes it the 29th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Pokhri village has 219 males and 325 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokhri has about 1484 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1159.

The pincode recorded for Pokhri is 262522. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pokhri covers 108.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pokhri falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Pokhri is Kathgodam, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pokhri.

Pokhri is about 30 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokhri is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Gangolihat is about 12 km away. Almora is about 25 km away. Pithoragarh is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.