About Poia Village

Poia is a small village in Narkatiaganj tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 438, made up of 233 males and 205 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.2 hectares hectares.

Poia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil	Narkatiaganj
Area (hectares)	68.2 hectares
Population	438
Male Population	233
Female Population	205
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	880
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 Poia compares

By the 2011 count Poia is the 119th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,279 residents. Its 68.2 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Poia

Poia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Poia 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 Poia from other places

Poia lies about 7.7 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Sathi, about 5.2 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 Poia
Nearest railway station	Sathi	5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Narkatiaganj	5.7 km
Nearest town	Narkatiāganj	5.7 km
District headquarters	Pashchim Champaran	7.7 km

Villages closest to Poia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Poia village had a population of 438. That makes it the 119th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,279 residents.

Poia village has 233 males and 205 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poia has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 916.

Poia covers 68.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Poia falls under Narkatiaganj tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Poia is Sathi, about 5.2 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 Poia.

Poia is about 7.7 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Poia is in Narkatiaganj tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Sathi is about 5.2 km away. Narkatiaganj is about 5.7 km away. Narkatiāganj is about 5.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.