Pokharni

Pokharni is a village located in the Parbhani District of the Marathawada region of Maharashtra State of India. It is known for a temple dedicated to Narasimha.

It is from Parbhani and has a railway station.

Demography

As per 2011 census, Pokharni has total 830 families residing. Village has population of 4,881 of which 2,250 were males while 2,231 were females.
Average Sex Ratio of village is 992 which is higher than Maharashtra state average of 929.
Literacy rate of village was 71% compared to 82.95% of Maharashtra. Male literacy rate was 84% while female literacy rate was 58%.
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15% of total population.

Pokharni Narasimha Railway Station

Geography and Transport

Pokharni is in Parbhani taluka. Pokharni is located on Parbhani-Gangakhed road. Following table shows distance of Pokharni from various cities.

Narasimha Temple

Pokharni is known for grand old temple of Narasimha, a Hindu deity. Uniqueness about temple is, entrance of the main room where big deity of Narsimha resides is very small and one have to squat to enter in main deity room.

Zilla Parishad Pokharni

Zilla Parishad Pokharni is an electoral division of the Zilla Parishad in Parbhani district, Maharashtra, India. The constituency functions under the Maharashtra Zilla Parishads and Panchayat Samitis Act, 1961. Elections to this division are conducted by the State Election Commission, Maharashtra.

The division consists of several villages administered through gram panchayats and forms part of the Parbhani Zilla Parishad.

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Villages under Zilla Parishad Pokharni