Harishankar, Pokhari, Chamoli, Uttarakhand, India

Content updated on May 10, 2024.

Geographic Location of Harishankar


The village Harishankar is located in Pokhari Tahsil of Chamoli District in the State of Uttarakhand in India. It is governed by Harishankar Gram Panchayat. It comes under Pokhari Community Development Block. The nearest town is Karnaprayag, which is about 46 kilometers away from Harishankar.

Travel and Communication for Harishankar


There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Harishankar,
Chamoli,
Uttarakhand, India
PIN - 246473

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Harishankar


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Harishankar is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Harishankar is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Harishankar


As per available data from the year 2009, 188 persons live in 52 house holds in the village Harishankar. There are 111 female individuals and 77 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 59.04% and males constitute 40.96% of the total population.

Population density of Harishankar is 281.9 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Harishankar


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Total area of Harishankar is 66.69 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 22.38 ha. About 15.33 ha is un-irrigated area. About 7.05 ha is irrigated area. About 7.05 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 8.49 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 28.24 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 1.9 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 5.5 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Harishankar


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Pokhari, which is 5-10 kms away from Harishankar.

There is a government primary school in the village Harishankar.

There is a government middle school in the village Harishankar.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Thalked, which is less than 5 kms away from Harishankar.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Thalked, which is less than 5 kms away from Harishankar.

Colleges in Harishankar


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Karnaprayag, which is more than 10 kms away from Harishankar.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Pauri, which is more than 10 kms away from Harishankar.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Srinagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Harishankar.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Srinagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Harishankar.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Gochar, which is more than 10 kms away from Harishankar.

Other Educational Facilities in Harishankar


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Devar, which is 5-10 kms away from Harishankar.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Srinagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Harishankar.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Dehradun, which is more than 10 kms away from Harishankar.

Healthcare Facilities in Harishankar


There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Harishankar.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Harishankar.

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Harishankar.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Harishankar.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Harishankar.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Harishankar.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Harishankar.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Harishankar.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Harishankar.

There is a mobile health centre 5-10 kms away from Harishankar.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Harishankar.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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