Village · Pandhana, Khandwa # Pokhar Khurd Pokhar Khurd is a village in Pandhana sub-district of Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 2,812 people in 676 households, the 9th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.0%. - 2,812 people (2011) - 676 households - 70.7% literacy - 996 females per 1,000 males ## Pokhar Khurd PIN code and other codes Pokhar Khurd falls in Pandhana sub-district, Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Pandhana - Census village code 506148 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Pokhar Khurd from nearby towns? - Pandhana (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road - Khandwa (district HQ) 25 km by road - Pandhana (nearest town) 5 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Pokhar Khurd? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Pokhar Khurd; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Khandwa - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Khandwa - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 18 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Pokhar Khurd known for? The main crops are soyabean, cotton and wheat. About 81% of the 666 hectares of village land is sown, and 626 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Pokhar Khurd Of every 100 households in Pokhar Khurd in 2011, 64 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pokhar Khurd · ■ Pandhana rural average - Electricity for lighting 64% 67% - Toilet within the home 6% 11% - No toilet (open defecation) 94% 89% - Tap water 6% 26% - Drinking water within premises 6% 14% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 9% 5% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 91% 94% - Use banking services 48% 47% - Television 33% 21% - Mobile phone 29% 26% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 16% 11% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 33% 53% - Own their home 100% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Pokhar Khurd? ■ Pokhar Khurd · ■ Pandhana rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 70.7% 62.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 996 948 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 966 926 - Working population 56.3% 50.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.0% for men and 55.4% for women. 59% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 688 (43%) · ■ Farm labourers 637 (40%) · ■ Household industry 3 (0%) · ■ Other work 57 (4%) · ■ Marginal 197 (12%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Pandhana - Piplod Khurd 4,143 people - Deewal 3,680 people - Rustampur 3,610 people - Dulhar 3,254 people - Sultanpur 2,801 people - Rajora 2,722 people - Kheditape Ghati 2,606 people - Ghatikhas 2,505 people All 86 villages in Pandhana ## Quick answers - How far is Pokhar Khurd from Khandwa? 25 km by road - What is the population of Pokhar Khurd? 2,812 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pokhar Khurd in? Khandwa district (Pandhana sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Pokhar Khurd? 70.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khandwa/pandhana/pokhar-khurd/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.