About Pojh Village

Pojh is a mid sized village in Sarmera tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 566, made up of 268 males and 298 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,112 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65 hectares hectares.

Pojh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pojh village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Sarmera
Area (hectares)	65 hectares
Population	566
Male Population	268
Female Population	298
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,112
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pojh compares

By the 2011 count Pojh is the 22nd largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,537 residents. Its 65 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Pojh

Pojh is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pojh as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pojh from other places

Pojh lies about 31 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 12 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 Pojh
Nearest town	Bar Bigha	6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sarmera	8.1 km
Nearest railway station	Sarsa Jamalpur	12 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	31 km

Villages closest to Pojh

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

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Common questions about Pojh

As per the Census of India 2011, Pojh village had a population of 566. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,537 residents.

Pojh village has 268 males and 298 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pojh has about 1112 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 921.

Pojh covers 65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pojh falls under Sarmera tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pojh is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pojh.

Pojh is about 31 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pojh is in Sarmera tehsil of Nalanda district. Bar Bigha is about 6.5 km away. Sarmera is about 8.1 km away. Sarsa Jamalpur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.