# Pokhar Village, Kasrawad, Khargone (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kasrawad, Khargone 

# Pokhar

Pokhar is a village in Kasrawad sub-district of Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **408 people in 75 households**, the 146th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 408people (2011)
- 75households
- 49.8%literacy
- 855females per 1,000 males

## Pokhar PIN code and other codes

Pokhar falls in Kasrawad sub-district, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKasrawad
- Census village code477183

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

## How far is Pokhar from nearby towns?

- Kasrawad (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Khargone (district HQ)29 km by road
- Kasrawad (nearest town)24 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 Pokhar?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Pokhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Balwara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khargone
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khargone
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 9 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 Pokhar known for?

The main crops are **cotton, soyabean and makka**. About 57% of the 372 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Pokhar

Of every 100 households in Pokhar in 2011, 99 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pokhar · ■ Kasrawad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**53%

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

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**89%

Use banking services ****45%**

**38%

Television ****8%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**17%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****73%**

**43%

Own their home ****100%**

**91%

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 Pokhar?

■ Pokhar · ■ Kasrawad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.8%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****855**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****795**

**951

Working population ****48.3%**

**50.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.9% for men and 31.4% for women. 43% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 34 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 158 (80%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Kasrawad

- Mubarakabad430 people
- Sahejla418 people
- Dharmpuri413 people
- Fazilpura412 people
- Nagarla398 people
- Brahmangaon349 people
- Piplai341 people
- Jamala335 people

[All 228 villages in Kasrawad](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/kasrawad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pokhar from Khargone?29 km by road
- What is the population of Pokhar?408 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pokhar in?Khargone district (Kasrawad sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pokhar?49.8% (Census 2011)