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About Pohni Village

Pohni is a small village in Namhol tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 238, made up of 119 males and 119 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174032, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pohni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pohni village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Namhol
Pincode 174032
Area (hectares) 98 hectares
Population 238
Male Population 119
Female Population 119
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pohni compares

By the 2011 count Pohni is the 53rd largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 98 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Pohni

Pohni is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pohni as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Panjel Kalan, Panjel Khurd, Panjeli and Panjetan. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Pohni

As per the Census of India 2011, Pohni village had a population of 238. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Pohni village has 119 males and 119 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pohni has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Pohni is 174032. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pohni covers 98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pohni falls under Namhol tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Pohni notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Pohni.

Pohni is in Namhol tehsil of Bilaspur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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