# Pokhar Village, Purandhar, Pune (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/pune/purandhar/pokhar/

Village · Purandhar, Pune 

# Pokhar

Pokhar is a village in Purandhar sub-district of Pune district, Maharashtra, PIN code **412301**. The 2011 Census counted **254 people in 54 households**, the 107th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.9%.

- 254people (2011)
- 54households
- 90.5%literacy
- 412301PIN code

## Pokhar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pokhar is 412301.** Pokhar falls in Purandhar sub-district, Pune district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code412301
- Community development blockPurandhar
- Census village code556457

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?

- Sasvad (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Pune (district HQ)38 km by road
- Sasvad (nearest town)9 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Saswad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saswad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saswad
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 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?

About 60% of the 204 hectares of village land is sown, and 109 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, 91 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 52 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 50 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pokhar · ■ Purandhar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**55%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**44%

Tap water ****67%**

**57%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****52%**

**49%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****2%**

**46%

Use banking services ****91%**

**80%

Television ****57%**

**60%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****50%**

**38%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****13%**

**13%

Own their home ****100%**

**92%

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 · ■ Purandhar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.5%**

**80.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1875**

**878

Working population ****62.6%**

**57.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.7% for men and 86.7% for women. 66% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 50 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 32 (20%) · **■** Marginal 73 (46%)

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 Purandhar

- Bandhalwadi406 people
- Dawanewadi372 people
- Khaigarwadi358 people
- Shindewadi265 people

[All 108 villages in Purandhar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/pune/purandhar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pokhar?412301
- How far is Pokhar from Pune?38 km by road
- What is the population of Pokhar?254 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pokhar in?Pune district (Purandhar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Pokhar?90.5% (Census 2011)