# Pokhari Village, Vaijapur, Aurangabad (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/vaijapur/pokhari/ Village · Vaijapur, Aurangabad # Pokhari Pokhari is a village in Vaijapur sub-district of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,283 people in 462 households**, the 30th largest of 165 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.2%. - 2,283people (2011) - 462households - 78.1%literacy - 923females per 1,000 males ## Pokhari PIN code and other codes Pokhari falls in Vaijapur sub-district, Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockVaijapur - Census village code549051 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pokhari from nearby towns? - Vaijapur (sub-district HQ)38 km by road - Aurangabad (district HQ)49 km by road - Vaijapur (nearest town)38 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 Pokhari? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Pokhari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Garaj - ○Degree college10+ km · Devgaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vaijapur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Pokhari known for? About 93% of the 889 hectares of village land is sown, and 823 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 Pokhari Of every 100 households in Pokhari in 2011, 76 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Pokhari · ■ Vaijapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****76%** **56% Toilet within the home ****14%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **86% Tap water ****56%** **30% Drinking water within premises ****44%** **34% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **88% Use banking services ****83%** **70% Television ****55%** **38% Mobile phone ****77%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****31%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****14%** **22% Own their home ****96%** **93% 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 Pokhari? ■ Pokhari · ■ Vaijapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%** **75.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****703** **849 Working population ****62.2%** **54.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.9% for men and 66.8% for women. 62% of men and 63% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 742 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 496 (35%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 94 (7%) · **■** Marginal 83 (6%) 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 Vaijapur - Talwada2,498 people - Babhulgaon Bk.2,434 people - Parala2,333 people - Manoor2,325 people - Mali Ghogargaon2,280 people - Jategaon2,276 people - Sanjarpurwadi2,249 people - Panvi Bk.2,194 people [All 166 villages in Vaijapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/vaijapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Pokhari from Aurangabad?49 km by road - What is the population of Pokhari?2,283 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pokhari in?Aurangabad district (Vaijapur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Pokhari?78.1% (Census 2011)