About Pohach Village

Pohach is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11, made up of 6 males and 5 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pohach Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pohach village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Theog
Pincode	171201
Area (hectares)	18.45 hectares
Population	11
Male Population	6
Female Population	5
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	833
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pohach compares

By the 2011 count Pohach is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 18.45 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Pohach

Pohach is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pohach 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pohach from other places

Pohach lies about 17 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Kathleeghat, about 6.7 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 Pohach
Nearest railway station	Kathleeghat	6.7 km
Nearest town	Solan	12 km
District headquarters	Shimla	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Theog	33 km

Villages closest to Pohach

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

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Common questions about Pohach

As per the Census of India 2011, Pohach village had a population of 11. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Pohach village has 6 males and 5 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pohach has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Pohach is 171201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pohach covers 18.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pohach falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pohach is Kathleeghat, about 6.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Pohach.

Pohach is about 17 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pohach is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Kathleeghat is about 6.7 km away. Solan is about 12 km away. Shimla is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.