# Pokharni Village, Kandhar, Nanded (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nanded/kandhar/pokharni/ Village · Kandhar, Nanded # Pokharni Pokharni is a village in Kandhar sub-district of Nanded district, Maharashtra, PIN code **471742**. The 2011 Census counted **1,019 people in 205 households**, the 85th largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.4%. - 1,019people (2011) - 205households - 70.0%literacy - 471742PIN code ## Pokharni PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pokharni is 471742.** Pokharni falls in Kandhar sub-district, Nanded district, Maharashtra. - PIN code471742 - Community development blockKandhar - Census village code545416 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? - Kandhar (sub-district HQ)71 km by road - Nanded (district HQ)71 km by road - Kandhar (nearest town)71 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 - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kurul - ○Degree college10+ km · Kandhar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nanded - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 91% of the 470 hectares of village land is sown, and 424 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, 59 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Pokharni · ■ Kandhar rural average Electricity for lighting ****59%** **63% Toilet within the home ****8%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **86% Tap water ****0%** **36% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **96% Use banking services ****38%** **43% Television ****14%** **15% Mobile phone ****50%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****45%** **42% Own their home ****100%** **97% 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 · ■ Kandhar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.0%** **73.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926** **933 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****864** **889 Working population ****57.3%** **48.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.6% for men and 57.5% for women. 55% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 282 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 174 (30%) · **■** Other work 32 (5%) · **■** Marginal 96 (16%) 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 Kandhar - Nawandyachiwadi1,067 people - Harbal P.K.1,038 people - Patalganga1,031 people - Shirsi Kh.1,030 people - Kartala1,015 people - Nandanshivani991 people - Wanjarwadi957 people - Wakhrad952 people [All 127 villages in Kandhar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nanded/kandhar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pokharni?471742 - How far is Pokharni from Nanded?71 km by road - What is the population of Pokharni?1,019 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pokharni in?Nanded district (Kandhar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Pokharni?70.0% (Census 2011)