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About Pohian Village

Pohian is a large village in Garkha tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,629, made up of 1,292 males and 1,337 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128.3 hectares hectares.

Pohian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pohian village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Garkha
Area (hectares) 128.3 hectares
Population 2,629
Male Population 1,292
Female Population 1,337
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pohian compares

By the 2011 count Pohian is the 36th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,757 residents. Its 128.3 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Pohian

The census records public bus service for Pohian as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pohian from other places

Pohian lies about 35 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Goldinganj, about 6.5 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 Pohian
Tehsil headquarters Garkha 3.2 km
Nearest railway station Goldinganj 6.5 km
Nearest town Chāpra 9.5 km
District headquarters Saran 35 km

Villages closest to Pohian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pohian village had a population of 2,629. That makes it the 36th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,757 residents.

Pohian village has 1,292 males and 1,337 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pohian has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

Pohian covers 128.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pohian falls under Garkha tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pohian is Goldinganj, about 6.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Pohian is about 35 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pohian is in Garkha tehsil of Saran district. Garkha is about 3.2 km away. Goldinganj is about 6.5 km away. Chāpra is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aloni (under 2 km), Majlispur (under 2 km) and Kuchah (under 2 km).

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

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