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About Poash Village

Poash is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 125, made up of 61 males and 64 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Poash Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poash village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173215
Area (hectares) 108 hectares
Population 125
Male Population 61
Female Population 64
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,049
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Poash compares

By the 2011 count Poash is the 101st largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 108 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Poash

Poash is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Poash as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Paplol, Parotha, Phagoli and Plah. 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 Poash

As per the Census of India 2011, Poash village had a population of 125. That makes it the 101st largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Poash village has 61 males and 64 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poash has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Poash is 173215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Poash covers 108 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Poash notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Poash.

Poash is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan 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 Poash today is likely to be higher.

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