# Pokharni Village, Nowshehra, Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Nowshehra, Rajouri 

# Pokharni

Pokharni is a village in Nowshehra sub-district of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185155**. The 2011 Census counted **1,371 people in 270 households**, the 25th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 1,371people (2011)
- 270households
- 65.9%literacy
- 185155PIN code

## Pokharni PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pokharni is 185155.** Pokharni falls in Nowshehra sub-district, Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code185155
- Gram panchayatPokharni
- Community development blockNowshehra
- Census village code001556

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Pokharni from nearby towns?

- Nowshera (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Rajouri (district HQ)80 km by road
- Nowshera (nearest town)30 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Pokharni?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Pokharni; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nowshera
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajouri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajouri
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Pokharni known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maiza and paddy**. About 12% of the 482 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Pokharni

Of every 100 households in Pokharni in 2011, 86 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Pokharni · ■ Nowshehra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**84%

Tap water ****5%**

**37%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**74%

Use banking services ****40%**

**81%

Television ****7%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****43%**

**25%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Pokharni?

■ Pokharni · ■ Nowshehra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.9%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993**

**863

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****879**

**841

Working population ****13.1%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.1% for men and 56.9% for women. 24% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 27 (15%) · **■** Marginal 153 (85%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Nowshehra

- Hunjana Thakra1,649 people
- Mohra Kampla1,611 people
- Dohgani1,561 people
- Mangote1,438 people
- Sihal1,368 people
- Langar1,334 people
- Sariah1,241 people
- Bhajnoa1,221 people

[All 56 villages in Nowshehra](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/nowshehra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pokharni?185155
- How far is Pokharni from Rajouri?80 km by road
- What is the population of Pokharni?1,371 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pokharni in?Rajouri district (Nowshehra sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Pokharni?65.9% (Census 2011)