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.[1]

Pokharni Narasimha
village
Famous Narsimha Temple of Pokharni
Pokharni Narasimha
Location in Maharashtra, India
Pokharni Narasimha
Pokharni Narasimha (India)
Coordinates: 19.1192195°N 76.7321205°E / 19.1192195; 76.7321205
Country India
StateMaharashtra
DistrictParbhani district
Government
 • SarpanchMadanrao S. Wagh
Population
 (2011)
 • Total4,881
Demonym(s)Pokharnikar
Languages
 • OfficialMarathi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationMH-22

It is 19 kilometres (12 mi) from Parbhani and has a railway station.[2]

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.[3]

Pokharni Narasimha Railway Station
ParameterDetail[4]
Station codePKNS
ZoneSCR (South Central)
DivisionHazur Sahib Nanded
DistrictParbhani
Platforms2
Halting Trains13
Elevation417m
TrackDiesel

Geography and Transport

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

CityDistance(KM)
Parbhani19
Gangakhed21
Sonpeth29
Manwath31
Palam32
Pathri35
Purna39
Nanded72
Hingoli90
Aurangabad186
Mumbai473

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.[5][6]

References
  1. http://www.narsimhapokharni.org
  2. http://wikimapia.org/#lat=19.1192195&lon=76.7321205&z=15&l=0&m=s&v=9&search=Pokharni
  3. "Pokharni Village Population - Parbhani - Parbhani, Maharashtra". Census2011.co.in. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  4. "PKNS/Pokharni Narasimha (2 PFs) Map/Atlas". India Rail Info. 20 February 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  5. http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/3179390/1371606694/name/Sri+Narasimha+Darshanam+181-Pokharni.pdf
  6. "Lord Narsimha Temple, Pokharni". tourmet. 24 May 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
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