About Pokhri Village

Pokhri is a small village in Pratapnagar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 445, made up of 209 males and 236 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,129 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pokhri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokhri village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil	Pratapnagar
Pincode	249165
Area (hectares)	62.84 hectares
Population	445
Male Population	209
Female Population	236
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,129
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
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 72nd largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 504 residents. Its 62.84 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1142.

Getting to Pokhri

Pokhri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pokhri as Available within village. 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 13 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 50 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	Pratapnagar	8.0 km
District headquarters	Tehri Garhwal	13 km
Nearest town	Tehri	13 km
Nearest railway station	Rishikesh	50 km

Villages closest to Pokhri

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.

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Common questions about Pokhri

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokhri village had a population of 445. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 504 residents.

Pokhri village has 209 males and 236 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokhri has about 1129 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1142.

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

Pokhri covers 62.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pokhri falls under Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Pokhri is Rishikesh, about 50 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 10+ km distance for Pokhri.

Pokhri is about 13 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokhri is in Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Pratapnagar is about 8.0 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 13 km away. Tehri is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.