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About Pojhikapur Village

Pojhikapur is a mid sized village in Marhaura tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 808, made up of 424 males and 384 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39 hectares hectares.

Pojhikapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pojhikapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Marhaura
Area (hectares) 39 hectares
Population 808
Male Population 424
Female Population 384
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pojhikapur compares

By the 2011 count Pojhikapur is the 80th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,345 residents. Its 39 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Pojhikapur

Pojhikapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pojhikapur as Available within <5 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 Pojhikapur from other places

Pojhikapur lies about 45 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Sitalpur, 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 Pojhikapur
Nearest railway station Sitalpur 12 km
Nearest town Lālganj 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Marhaura 19 km
District headquarters Saran 45 km

Villages closest to Pojhikapur

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 Pojhikapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Pojhikapur village had a population of 808. That makes it the 80th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,345 residents.

Pojhikapur village has 424 males and 384 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pojhikapur has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 980.

Pojhikapur covers 39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pojhikapur falls under Marhaura tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pojhikapur is Sitalpur, 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Pojhikapur.

Pojhikapur is about 45 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pojhikapur is in Marhaura tehsil of Saran district. Sitalpur is about 12 km away. Lālganj is about 15 km away. Marhaura is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pojhikpur (under 2 km), Rampur (11 km) and Bishunpura (12 km).

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

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