# Pokharni Village, Timarni, Harda (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Timarni, Harda 

# Pokharni

Pokharni is a village in Timarni sub-district of Harda district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,524 people in 691 households**, the 1st largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 3,524people (2011)
- 691households
- 81.3%literacy
- 932females per 1,000 males

## Pokharni PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockTimarni
- Census village code486956

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?

- Timarni (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Harda (district HQ)20 km by road
- Timarni (nearest town)5 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Timarni
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Harda
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 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?

About 84% of the 1,754 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,328 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, 97 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 39 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Pokharni · ■ Timarni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**50%

Tap water ****31%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%**

**83%

Use banking services ****65%**

**49%

Television ****52%**

**43%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****39%**

**33%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**4%

None of these assets ****20%**

**25%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 · ■ Timarni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.3%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****862**

**911

Working population ****37.9%**

**37.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.3% for men and 72.8% for women. 55% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 454 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 686 (51%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 142 (11%) · **■** Marginal 45 (3%)

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 Timarni

- Nausar2,788 people
- Chhindgaon Mal2,561 people
- Chipaner2,410 people
- Bichhapur2,202 people

[All 61 villages in Timarni](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/harda/timarni/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pokharni from Harda?20 km by road
- What is the population of Pokharni?3,524 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pokharni in?Harda district (Timarni sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pokharni?81.3% (Census 2011)
