# Pokharni Village, Walwa, Sangli (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Walwa, Sangli 

# Pokharni

Pokharni is a village in Walwa sub-district of Sangli district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416301**. The 2011 Census counted **1,727 people in 368 households**, the 64th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.9%.

- 1,727people (2011)
- 368households
- 86.5%literacy
- 416301PIN code

## Pokharni PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pokharni is 416301.** Pokharni falls in Walwa sub-district, Sangli district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code416301
- Community development blockWalwa
- Census village code568393

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?

- Uran Islampur (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Sangli (district HQ)27 km by road
- Ashta (nearest town)6 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 · 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Asta
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Asta
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Asta
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 58% of the 517 hectares of village land is sown, and 117 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, 91 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 41 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Pokharni · ■ Walwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****59%**

**73%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**14%

Tap water ****3%**

**74%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**58%

Use banking services ****88%**

**85%

Television ****52%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****41%**

**36%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**5%

None of these assets ****10%**

**12%

Own their home ****94%**

**90%

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 · ■ Walwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.5%**

**84.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****810**

**793

Working population ****65.8%**

**45.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.9% for men and 81.9% for women. 65% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 377 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 124 (11%) · **■** Household industry 28 (2%) · **■** Other work 262 (23%) · **■** Marginal 345 (30%)

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 Walwa

- Thanapude1,876 people
- Dudhari1,840 people
- Beradmachi1,737 people
- Krishnanagar1,727 people
- Kanegaon1,663 people
- Phalkewadi & Chandachiwadi1,598 people
- Gatadwadi1,586 people
- Shene1,532 people

[All 96 villages in Walwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sangli/walwa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pokharni?416301
- How far is Pokharni from Sangli?27 km by road
- What is the population of Pokharni?1,727 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pokharni in?Sangli district (Walwa sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Pokharni?86.5% (Census 2011)