Pokhari Tehsil - Chamoli District, Uttarakhand

Pokhari is an administrative tehsil in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Pokhari is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Rishikesh, while the nearest airport is Dehradun Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 87.4 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 254 km², including 253.79 km² rural area and 0.00 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 1116 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Pokhari Tehsil

Pokhari Tehsil has a total of 110 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Tehsil, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.	Village Name	Category	Gram Panchayat
1	Aitha Laga Jaurasi	Rural	Nail Aetha
2	Ali	Rural	Aali
3	Alisal	Rural	Dhamak
4	Bairasu	Rural	Myuli
5	Bamankhal	Rural	Khal
6	Bamanthala	Rural	Brahman Thala
7	Bangthal	Rural	Bangthal
8	Banjwad	Rural	Dungar
9	Bareth	Rural	Birsan Sera
10	Bhatwa Urf Bharatpur	Rural	Trishula
11	Bhikauna	Rural	Bhikona
12	Bhulkan	Rural	Kalsir
13	Bina Malla	Rural	Beena
14	Bina Talla	Rural	Beena Talla
15	Bingar	Rural	Bingarh
16	Birsansera	Rural	Birsan Sera
17	Chameti Urf Pokhari	Urban	Not applicable
18	Chamshil	Rural	Dhamak
19	Chondi	Rural	Choundi
20	Chopara	Rural	Tamundi
21	Devar Palla	Urban	Not applicable
22	Devar Walla	Urban	Not applicable
23	Devasthan	Urban	Not applicable
24	Dhamak	Rural	Dhamak
25	Duka Saud	Rural	Majyadi
26	Dukasera	Unmapped	Not applicable
27	Dungar	Rural	Dungar
28	F-2(P-1)	Unmapped	Not applicable
29	F-2(P-2)	Unmapped	Not applicable
30	Gadona	Rural	Sugi
31	Ganiyala	Urban	Semi
32	Godi Giwala	Rural	Godi Giwala
33	Gudam	Rural	Gudam
34	Gugli	Rural	Myuli
35	Guniyala	Urban	Not applicable
36	Harishankar	Rural	Harishankar
37	Ijjar	Rural	Kandai Khola
38	Jakhmala	Rural	Pati Jakhmala
39	Jaurasi	Rural	Jaurasi
40	Kailab	Rural	Harishankar
41	Kalsir	Rural	Kalsir
42	Kandai	Rural	Kandai Chadrashila
43	Kandai Bajetha	Rural	Nail Aetha
44	Kandai Khola	Rural	Kandai Khola
45	Kandei	Rural	Kandai
46	Kaphalpani	Rural	Trishula
47	Kaudi	Rural	Ranau
48	Khalbajetha	Rural	Khal Bajetha
49	Khalu Laga Sinau	Rural	Sinau Palla
50	Khanna	Rural	Bhikona
51	Khanni	Rural	Khanni
52	Kharki	Urban	Not applicable
53	Khas Khal	Rural	Khal
54	Khunagad	Rural	Karchhuna
55	Kimkholi	Rural	Harishankar
56	Kimoda	Rural	Kimotha
57	Kodhgeed	Rural	Birsan Sera
58	Kujasu	Rural	Kujasu
59	Kujni	Rural	Masoli
60	Kumera	Rural	Kumera
61	Kunj Lagga Khaskhal	Rural	Khal
62	Lostu Panthari	Rural	Tonaji
63	Mahar	Rural	Raduwa
64	Majyadi	Rural	Majyadi
65	Malkoti	Rural	Sera
66	Masauli	Rural	Masoli
67	Mathana	Urban	Semi
68	Mayani	Urban	Not applicable
69	Mayoli Laga Gugli	Rural	Myuli
70	Mingad Gaon	Rural	Simkholi
71	Nagdhar	Rural	Soda Mangra
72	Nail	Rural	Nel
73	Nail Khalwadi	Rural	Nail Aetha
74	Nauli	Rural	Nauli
75	Nautha	Rural	Khanni
76	Pab Laga Vishal	Rural	Pav
77	Paduli	Rural	Nail Aetha
78	Paidula	Rural	Majyadi
79	Paini	Rural	Paini
80	Parwatipur	Rural	Dungar
81	Pati	Rural	Pati Jakhmala
82	Patroli	Rural	Raduwa
83	Pithatoli	Rural	Bangthal
84	Pogatha	Rural	Pogtha
85	Pungroli	Rural	Paini
86	Raduva	Rural	Raduwa
87	Rauta	Rural	Routa
88	Salna	Rural	Salna
89	Sankari	Rural	Sinau Talla Malla
90	Sankni	Rural	Sem
91	Sarmola	Rural	Sarmola
92	Sarnachai	Rural	Sharana Chai
93	Satiyana	Rural	Satiyana
94	Satud	Rural	Aali
95	Sauda Mangara	Rural	Soda Mangra
96	Sem	Rural	Sem
97	Sera	Rural	Sera
98	Shrigadh	Rural	Srigarh
99	Simkholi	Rural	Simkholi
100	Simlasu	Rural	Simlasu
101	Sinau Palla	Rural	Sinau Palla
102	Sinau Talla Malla	Rural	Sinau Talla Malla
103	Tali Kansari	Rural	Tali Kansari
104	Tamundi	Rural	Tamundi
105	Thalabair	Rural	Thala Beind
106	Trishula	Rural	Trishula
107	Tunji	Rural	Tonaji
108	Udaipur	Rural	Sinau Talla Malla
109	Valli	Rural	Valli
110	Vishal	Urban	Not applicable

Population of Pokhari Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Pokhari Tehsil has a total population of 35,890 people, consisting of 16,959 males and 18,931 females. There are 8,244 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 141 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Particulars	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	35,890	35,890	0
Male Population	16,959	16,959	0
Female Population	18,931	18,931	0
Total Households	8,244	8,244	0
Population Density	141 / km²	141 / km²	0 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 25,940 literate people and 4,640 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 8,458 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 104 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

Particulars	Total	Rural
Child Population (Age 0–6)	4,640	4,640
Literate Population	25,940	25,940
Illiterate Population	9,950	9,950
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	8,458	8,458
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	104	104

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.

Tehsil Overview
Tehsil (Hindi)	Pokhari (पोखरी)
District	Chamoli
State / UT	Uttarakhand
Railway Station	Rishikesh
Total Area	254 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	1116
Total Population (2011)	35,890
Density	141/km²
Total Villages	110

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