Aampokhra, or Aam Pokhra, is a village in Uttarakhand, northern India. It is located in Ramnagar tehsil of Nainital district, approximately 81 kilometers from Nainital, the headquarters of the district.
With the location code 055442, the village is covered with an area of 300ha. The households in the village were 1,612 with the total population of 8,269 in which 4,295 were males and 3,974 were females. The persons in the age group of 0 to 6 were 1343 in which 688 were males and 655 were females. In terms of education the village had approximate 5,262 literates whereas 3,007 were illiterates.[1]
In January 2020 there was an incident happened where a 34 year old van Gurjar was attacked by a Tiger. The victim was later referred to the nearest hospital.[2]
Aampokhra Range is located at 29.3662° N, 78.9854° E. The village is based at the foothills of the Himalayas. It visited by many tourists due to its beautiful sightseeing. The distance of Jim Corbett National Park from here is 25km (16miles) via NH309.
The local language is Kumaoni, but knowledge of Hindi is widespread. The PIN code of the village is 244715 and the telephone code is 055354.[3]
The villages near to Aampokhra Range are -
Following are the transport modes available here-