Pokharni

Pokharni Narasimha पोखर्णी नरसिंह
village
Famous Narsimha Temple of Pokharni
Pokharni Narasimha Pokharni Narasimha Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 19°07′09″N 76°43′56″E / 19.1192195°N 76.7321205°ECoordinates: 19°07′09″N 76°43′56″E / 19.1192195°N 76.7321205°E
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Parbhani district
Government
• Sarpanch	Madanrao S. Wagh
Population (2011)
• Total	4,881
Demonym(s)	Pokharnikar
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration	MH-22

Pokharni is a village in located in the Parbhani District of the Marathawada region of Maharashtra State of India. It is known for a temple dedicated to Narasimha.^[1]

It is 19 km 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)[5]
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.^[6][7]

• 
  Evening view of Temple
• 
  Lawn in campus of temple
• 
  Another view of lawn
• 
  View from temple campus
• 
  One of image painted on temple wall

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 2015-09-11.
4. "PKNS/Pokharni Narasimha (2 PFs) Map/Atlas". India Rail Info. 2011-02-20. Retrieved 2015-09-11.
5. "Pokharni Village , Parbhani Taluka , Parbhani District". Onefivenine.com. Retrieved 2015-09-11.
6. http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/3179390/1371606694/name/Sri+Narasimha+Darshanam+181-Pokharni.pdf
7. "Lord Narsimha Temple, Pokharni". tourmet. 2014-05-24. Retrieved 2015-09-11.