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 Show map of Maharashtra Pokharni Narasimha Pokharni Narasimha (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 19.1192195°N 76.7321205°E / 19.1192195; 76.7321205
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Parbhani district
Founded by	Kisannadu Anchintam ( Yerralu Dynasty)
Government
• Type	Grampanchayat
• Body	Grampanchayat
• Sarpanch	Madanrao S. Wagh
Population  (2011)
• Total	4,881
Demonym	Pokharnikar
Languages
• Official	Marathi, Telgu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	MH-22
Website	https://parbhani.gov.in

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

Parameter	Detail[4]
Station code	PKNS
Zone	SCR (South Central)
Division	Hazur Sahib Nanded
District	Parbhani
Platforms	2
Halting Trains	13
Elevation	417m
Track	Diesel

Geography and Transport

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

City	Distance(KM)
Parbhani	19
Gangakhed	21
Sonpeth	29
Manwath	31
Palam	32
Pathri	35
Purna	39
Nanded	72
Hingoli	90
Aurangabad	186
Mumbai	473

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]