Pokharan, Dahanu

Coordinates: 19°56′49″N 72°42′19″E / 19.9468655°N 72.7052826°E / 19.9468655; 72.7052826
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Pokharan
village
Pokharan is located in Maharashtra
Pokharan
Pokharan
Location in Maharashtra, India
Pokharan is located in India
Pokharan
Pokharan
Pokharan (India)
Coordinates: 19°56′49″N 72°42′19″E / 19.9468655°N 72.7052826°E / 19.9468655; 72.7052826
CountryIndia
StateMaharashtra
DistrictPalghar
TalukaDahanu
Elevation
15 m (49 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total622
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
2011 census code551717

Pokharan is a village in the Palghar district of Maharashtra, India. It is located in the Dahanu taluka.[1]

Demographics[edit]

According 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]

Demographics (2011 Census)[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]

  1. ^ "Maharashtra villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  2. ^ a b "District census data". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 17 August 2015.