Pokharni

Pokharni Narasimha
पोखर्णी नरसिंह
village

Famous Narsimha Temple of Pokharni
Pokharni Narasimha

Location in Maharashtra, India

Coordinates: 19°07′09″N 76°43′56″E / 19.1192195°N 76.7321205°E / 19.1192195; 76.7321205Coordinates: 19°07′09″N 76°43′56″E / 19.1192195°N 76.7321205°E / 19.1192195; 76.7321205
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.

It is 19 km from Parbhani and has a railway station. [1]

Demography

Pokharni Narasimha Railway Station

Parameter Detail[3]
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)[4]
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]

References

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