Pokharan is a village in the Palghar district of Maharashtra, India. It is located in the Dahanu taluka.[1]
Pokharan | |
|---|---|
village | |
  Pokharan Location in Maharashtra, India  Pokharan Pokharan (India) | |
| Coordinates: 19°56′49″N 72°42′19″E / 19.9468655°N 72.7052826°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Palghar |
| Taluka | Dahanu |
| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 622 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| 2011 census code | 551717 |
Demographics
editAccording to the 2011 census of India, Pokharan has 165 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 89.02%.[2]
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 622 | 305 | 317 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 21 | 12 | 9 |
| Scheduled caste | 66 | 34 | 32 |
| Scheduled tribe | 28 | 13 | 15 |
| Literates | 535 | 267 | 268 |
| Workers (all) | 291 | 179 | 112 |
| Main workers (total) | 211 | 141 | 70 |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 122 | 91 | 31 |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 18 | 10 | 8 |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Main workers: Other | 69 | 39 | 30 |
| Marginal workers (total) | 80 | 38 | 42 |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 54 | 26 | 28 |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Others | 17 | 9 | 8 |
| Non-workers | 331 | 126 | 205 |
References
edit- ^ "Maharashtra villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ^ a b "District census data". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 17 August 2015.