# Pokharni Village, Khirkiya, Harda (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Khirkiya, Harda 

# Pokharni

Pokharni is a village in Khirkiya sub-district of Harda district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,735 people in 599 households**, the 2nd largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.8%.

- 2,735people (2011)
- 599households
- 68.0%literacy
- 966females per 1,000 males

## Pokharni PIN code and other codes

Pokharni falls in Khirkiya sub-district, Harda district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKhirkiya
- Census village code486554

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?

- Khirkiya (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Harda (district HQ)36 km by road
- Khirkiya (nearest town)4 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Khirkiya
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Khirkiya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Harda
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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?

About 90% of the 1,000 hectares of village land is sown, and 854 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, 81 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pokharni · ■ Khirkiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**80%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**71%

Tap water ****2%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**91%

Use banking services ****45%**

**37%

Television ****25%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**40%

Own their home ****79%**

**95%

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 · ■ Khirkiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.0%**

**69.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964**

**941

Working population ****46.2%**

**42.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.1% for men and 55.6% for women. 55% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 306 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 184 (15%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 172 (14%) · **■** Marginal 599 (47%)

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 Khirkiya

- Charua3,451 people
- Morgarhi2,719 people
- Mandla2,444 people
- Choukdi2,366 people
- Padwa2,124 people

[All 87 villages in Khirkiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/harda/khirkiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pokharni from Harda?36 km by road
- What is the population of Pokharni?2,735 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pokharni in?Harda district (Khirkiya sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pokharni?68.0% (Census 2011)