# Pokharani Village, Maharajganj, Rae Bareli (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Maharajganj, Rae Bareli 

# Pokharani

Pokharani is a village in Maharajganj sub-district of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,736 people in 435 households**, the 52nd largest of 203 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.5%.

- 2,736people (2011)
- 435households
- 61.5%literacy
- 934females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pokharani

Of every 100 households in Pokharani in 2011, 50 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pokharani · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**81%

Tap water ****19%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**93%

Use banking services ****95%**

**78%

Television ****12%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**10%

Own their home ****97%**

**99%

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 Pokharani?

■ Pokharani · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.5%**

**65.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****977**

**933

Working population ****29.6%**

**37.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.6% for men and 44.2% for women. 39% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 119 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 194 (24%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 18 (2%) · **■** Marginal 477 (59%)

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 Maharajganj

- Shiv Garh2,812 people
- Tisa Khanapur2,778 people
- Pastaur2,763 people
- Tauli2,753 people
- Achhai2,652 people
- Bhausi2,594 people
- Manjh Gaon2,579 people
- Jeegoon2,560 people

[All 203 villages in Maharajganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/rae-bareli/maharajganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pokharani?2,736 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pokharani in?Rae Bareli district (Maharajganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pokharani?61.5% (Census 2011)