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About Pojhi Buzurg Village

Pojhi Buzurg is a large village in Marhaura tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,640, made up of 1,339 males and 1,301 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219 hectares hectares.

Pojhi Buzurg Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pojhi Buzurg village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Marhaura
Area (hectares) 219 hectares
Population 2,640
Male Population 1,339
Female Population 1,301
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pojhi Buzurg compares

By the 2011 count Pojhi Buzurg is the 31st largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,345 residents. Its 219 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Pojhi Buzurg

Pojhi Buzurg is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pojhi Buzurg as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Pojhi Buzurg from other places

Pojhi Buzurg lies about 32 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Bahuara Halt, about 7.5 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 Pojhi Buzurg
Nearest railway station Bahuara Halt 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Marhaura 12 km
District headquarters Saran 32 km

Villages closest to Pojhi Buzurg

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Marhaura 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 Pojhi Buzurg

As per the Census of India 2011, Pojhi Buzurg village had a population of 2,640. That makes it the 31st largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,345 residents.

Pojhi Buzurg village has 1,339 males and 1,301 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pojhi Buzurg has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 980.

Pojhi Buzurg covers 219 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pojhi Buzurg falls under Marhaura tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pojhi Buzurg is Bahuara Halt, about 7.5 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 village for Pojhi Buzurg.

Pojhi Buzurg is about 32 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pojhi Buzurg is in Marhaura tehsil of Saran district. Bahuara Halt is about 7.5 km away. Marhaura is about 12 km away. Saran is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhuwalpur (under 2 km), Dharmauli (1.8 km) and Suksena (2.3 km).

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

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