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About Poaria Village

Poaria is a mid sized village in Hanumannagar tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,269, made up of 682 males and 587 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 274 hectares hectares.

Poaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poaria village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Hanumannagar
Area (hectares) 274 hectares
Population 1,269
Male Population 682
Female Population 587
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 861
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Poaria compares

By the 2011 count Poaria is the 36th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,429 residents. Its 274 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Poaria

Poaria is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Poaria as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Poaria from other places

Poaria lies about 93 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Hazratpur, about 2.9 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Poaria
Nearest railway station Hazratpur 2.9 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Hanumannagar 14 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 93 km

Villages closest to Poaria

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hanumannagar tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Poaria

As per the Census of India 2011, Poaria village had a population of 1,269. That makes it the 36th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,429 residents.

Poaria village has 682 males and 587 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poaria has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 895.

Poaria covers 274 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Poaria falls under Hanumannagar tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Poaria is Hazratpur, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Poaria.

Poaria is about 93 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Poaria is in Hanumannagar tehsil of Darbhanga district. Hazratpur is about 2.9 km away. Sāhibganj is about 7.1 km away. Hanumannagar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bishunpur (under 2 km), Rajwara (2.5 km) and Phulwaria (3.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Poaria today is likely to be higher.

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