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About Pokhariyal Gaon Village

Pokhariyal Gaon is a mid sized village in Pratapnagar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 563, made up of 271 males and 292 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,077 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pokhariyal Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokhariyal Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Pratapnagar
Pincode 249165
Area (hectares) 43.08 hectares
Population 563
Male Population 271
Female Population 292
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,077
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pokhariyal Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Pokhariyal Gaon is the 54th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 504 residents. Its 43.08 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1142.

Getting to Pokhariyal Gaon

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

Pokhariyal Gaon lies about 23 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, 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 Pokhariyal Gaon
Tehsil headquarters Pratapnagar 21 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 23 km
Nearest town Tehri 23 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 56 km

Villages closest to Pokhariyal Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pratapnagar 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 Pokhariyal Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokhariyal Gaon village had a population of 563. That makes it the 54th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 504 residents.

Pokhariyal Gaon village has 271 males and 292 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokhariyal Gaon has about 1077 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1142.

The pincode recorded for Pokhariyal Gaon is 249165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pokhariyal Gaon covers 43.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pokhariyal Gaon falls under Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Pokhariyal Gaon is Rishikesh, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Pokhariyal Gaon.

Pokhariyal Gaon is about 23 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokhariyal Gaon is in Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Pratapnagar is about 21 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 23 km away. Tehri is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Cheniyali Sera (3.7 km), Rawat Gaon (4.2 km) and Molga (6.5 km).

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

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