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- LGD code
- 45595
- Pincode
- 246194
- Post office
- G.B. Pant Engg. College
- Population
- 20
- Households
- 7
- Literacy rate
- 45%
- Sex ratio
- 2333 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 13
- Distance to district centre
- 25 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 5 km
- Distance to Dehradun
- 77 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 231 km
- Nearest railway station
- Rishikesh · 51 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Dr. Nautiyal's Clinic · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Pokhari compares
By population, Pokhari ranks #646 of 842 villages in Pauri mandal.
Literacy rate
%
45.0%
−24.7% vs mandal average
- Pokhari
- 45.0%
- Pauri mandal
- 69.7%
- Pauri Garhwal district
- 72.0%
Household size
people per home
2.9
−1.0 vs mandal average
- Pokhari
- 2.9
- Pauri mandal
- 3.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Pokhari at a glance
Pokhari is a village of 20 people in 7 households (Census 2011) in Pauri tehsil, Pauri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand, the 646th-largest of 842 villages in Pauri tehsil. Literacy is 45%, 25 points below the tehsil average of 70% and the sex ratio is 2,333 women per 1,000 men. It lies 25 km from the Pauri Garhwal district centre, 11 km from Kulheri, the nearest town, 51 km from Rishikesh railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 246194, served by G.B. Pant Engg. College post office; the LGD village code is 45595. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dr. Nautiyal's Clinic, 3 km away. The village votes in Pauri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rajkumar Pori. The population is estimated at 24 in 2026, up 20% since the 2011 Census.
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Key facts — Pokhari
- LGD code
- 45595
- Pincode
- 246194
- Post office
- G.B. Pant Engg. College
- Population (Census 2011)
- 20
- Population (projected 2026)
- 24
- Households
- 7
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 2333
- Literacy rate
- 45.0%
- Coordinates
- 30.15875°N, 78.80888°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Garhwal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Pauri
- Member of Parliament
- Anil Baluni
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rajkumar Pori
- Block / Mandal
- Pauri
Getting there
How to reach Pokhari
Distance to cities · straight line
- Dehradun77 kmcapital
- Delhi231 km
- Kolkata1271 km
- Mumbai1370 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationRishikesh51 km
- Bus stopDevprayag20 km
- Hospital / PHCDr. Nautiyal's Clinic3 km
- ATM / bankPolytechnic SBI ATM8 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum8 km
- CollegeCHAURAS GROUND7 km
- Police stationRudraprayag Police Station22 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Pokhari
2 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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