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About Poabo Village

Poabo is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 154, made up of 87 males and 67 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 770 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Poabo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poabo village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173222
Area (hectares) 28.38 hectares
Population 154
Male Population 87
Female Population 67
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 770
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Poabo compares

By the 2011 count Poabo is the 77th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 28.38 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Poabo

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

Poabo lies about 20 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 7.6 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 Poabo
Nearest railway station Jutogh 7.6 km
Nearest town Shimla 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 14 km
District headquarters Solan 20 km

Villages closest to Poabo

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Poabo village had a population of 154. That makes it the 77th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Poabo village has 87 males and 67 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poabo has about 770 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Poabo is 173222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Poabo covers 28.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Poabo falls under Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Poabo is Jutogh, about 7.6 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 Poabo.

Poabo is about 20 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Poabo is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Jutogh is about 7.6 km away. Shimla is about 12 km away. Kandaghat is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sair (under 2 km), Shakret (under 2 km) and Sunkhi (1.7 km).

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

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