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About Pokhar Village

Pokhar is a small village in Ghansali tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 472, made up of 237 males and 235 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pokhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokhar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Ghansali
Pincode 249155
Area (hectares) 75.92 hectares
Population 472
Male Population 237
Female Population 235
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pokhar compares

By the 2011 count Pokhar is the 91st largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 420 residents. Its 75.92 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1240.

Getting to Pokhar

Pokhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pokhar as Available within village. 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 Pokhar from other places

Pokhar lies about 44 km from Tehri 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 Pokhar
Tehsil headquarters Ghansali 12 km
Nearest town Rishīkesh 18 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 18 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 44 km

Villages closest to Pokhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokhar village had a population of 472. That makes it the 91st largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 420 residents.

Pokhar village has 237 males and 235 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokhar has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1240.

The pincode recorded for Pokhar is 249155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pokhar covers 75.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pokhar falls under Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Pokhar 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 <5 km distance for Pokhar.

Pokhar is about 44 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokhar is in Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Ghansali is about 12 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.

The closest recorded villages are Pilkhi (3.8 km), Mendu Sindwal Gaon (3.9 km) and Sindwal Gaon (3.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Pokhar today is likely to be higher.

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