About Pojenga Village

Pojenga is a mid sized village in Palkot tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,382, made up of 676 males and 706 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,044 females per 1000 males. The village covers 669 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pojenga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pojenga village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Palkot
Pincode	835220
Area (hectares)	669 hectares
Population	1,382
Male Population	676
Female Population	706
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,044
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pojenga compares

By the 2011 count Pojenga is the 16th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents. Its 669 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Pojenga

Pojenga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pojenga as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Pojenga from other places

Pojenga lies about 29 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Kurkura, about 27 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 Pojenga
Tehsil headquarters	Palkot	8.3 km
Nearest town	Simdega	27 km
Nearest railway station	Kurkura	27 km
District headquarters	Gumla	29 km

Villages closest to Pojenga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pojenga village had a population of 1,382. That makes it the 16th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents.

Pojenga village has 676 males and 706 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pojenga has about 1044 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Pojenga is 835220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pojenga covers 669 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pojenga falls under Palkot tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pojenga is Kurkura, about 27 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 5 - 10 km distance for Pojenga.

Pojenga is about 29 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pojenga is in Palkot tehsil of Gumla district. Palkot is about 8.3 km away. Simdega is about 27 km away. Kurkura is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.