# Pokharan Village, Kudal, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Kudal, Sindhudurg 

# Pokharan

Pokharan is a village in Kudal sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,160 people in 288 households**, the 39th largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.4%.

- 1,160people (2011)
- 288households
- 79.3%literacy
- 1,128females per 1,000 males

## Pokharan PIN code and other codes

Pokharan falls in Kudal sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKudal
- Census village code566719

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Pokharan from nearby towns?

- Kudal (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)15 km by road
- Sawantwadi (nearest town)46 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 Pokharan?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Pokharan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●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 · Kamal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kankavali
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Oros
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Pokharan known for?

The main crops are **rice, cashew and mango**. About 27% of the 1,128 hectares of village land is sown, and 310 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 Pokharan

Of every 100 households in Pokharan in 2011, 95 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Pokharan · ■ Kudal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****25%**

**15%

Tap water ****2%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**80%

Use banking services ****56%**

**61%

Television ****32%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****37%**

**31%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Pokharan?

■ Pokharan · ■ Kudal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.3%**

**85.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1128**

**1021

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****837**

**902

Working population ****55.4%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.1% for men and 73.4% for women. 60% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 181 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 91 (14%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 88 (14%) · **■** Marginal 281 (44%)

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 Kudal

- Humarmala1,243 people
- Bhutvad1,242 people
- Padave1,232 people
- Mandkuli1,219 people
- Kaleli1,158 people
- Humarmala1,148 people
- Kunde1,147 people
- Gaorai1,140 people

[All 124 villages in Kudal](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/kudal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pokharan from Oras Bk.?15 km by road
- What is the population of Pokharan?1,160 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pokharan in?Sindhudurg district (Kudal sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Pokharan?79.3% (Census 2011)