# Pokhari Village, Ambegaon, Pune (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/pune/ambegaon/pokhari/ Village · Ambegaon, Pune # Pokhari Pokhari is a village in Ambegaon sub-district of Pune district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,480 people in 298 households**, the 51st largest of 143 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.4%. - 1,480people (2011) - 298households - 76.2%literacy - 937females per 1,000 males ## Pokhari PIN code and other codes Pokhari falls in Ambegaon sub-district, Pune district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockAmbegaon - Census village code555457 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? - Ghodegaon (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Pune (district HQ)80 km by road - Junnar (nearest town)52 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? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Pokhari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Ghodegaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ghodegaon - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 65% of the 1,075 hectares of village land is sown, and 703 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, 45 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Pokhari · ■ Ambegaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****45%** **83% Toilet within the home ****32%** **70% No toilet (open defecation) ****68%** **24% Tap water ****23%** **45% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **47% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **30% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **62% Use banking services ****67%** **77% Television ****21%** **50% Mobile phone ****34%** **64% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****5%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****44%** **21% Own their home ****94%** **88% 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 · ■ Ambegaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.2%** **82.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937** **981 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****760** **869 Working population ****46.8%** **55.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.8% for men and 66.3% for women. 54% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 579 (84%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (4%) · **■** Other work 48 (7%) · **■** Marginal 36 (5%) 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 Ambegaon - Gangapur Kh.1,566 people - Sakore1,550 people - Jawale1,530 people - Pondewadi1,498 people - Karegaon1,454 people - Vadgaon Pir1,381 people - Malawadi1,373 people - Chincholi1,311 people [All 143 villages in Ambegaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/pune/ambegaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Pokhari from Pune?80 km by road - What is the population of Pokhari?1,480 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pokhari in?Pune district (Ambegaon sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Pokhari?76.2% (Census 2011)