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About Pohal Village

Pohal is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 285, made up of 142 males and 143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pohal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pohal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171202
Area (hectares) 107 hectares
Population 285
Male Population 142
Female Population 143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pohal compares

By the 2011 count Pohal is the 34th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 107 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Pohal

Pohal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pohal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Panog, Parali, Parsal and Parsholi. 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 Pohal

As per the Census of India 2011, Pohal village had a population of 285. That makes it the 34th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Pohal village has 142 males and 143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pohal has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Pohal is 171202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pohal covers 107 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pohal falls under Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Pohal 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 <5 km distance for Pohal.

Pohal is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla 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 Pohal today is likely to be higher.

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