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About Pogra Village

Pogra is a mid sized village in Rahe tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 843, made up of 436 males and 407 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 278 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pogra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pogra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Rahe
Pincode 835102
Area (hectares) 278 hectares
Population 843
Male Population 436
Female Population 407
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pogra compares

By the 2011 count Pogra is the 26th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 278 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Pogra

Pogra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pogra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Pogra from other places

Pogra lies about 41 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Kita, about 9.4 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 Pogra
Tehsil headquarters Rahe 7.2 km
Nearest railway station Kita 9.4 km
Nearest town Būndu 19 km
District headquarters Ranchi 41 km

Villages closest to Pogra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pogra village had a population of 843. That makes it the 26th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Pogra village has 436 males and 407 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pogra has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Pogra is 835102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pogra covers 278 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pogra falls under Rahe tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pogra is Kita, about 9.4 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pogra.

Pogra is about 41 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pogra is in Rahe tehsil of Ranchi district. Rahe is about 7.2 km away. Kita is about 9.4 km away. Būndu is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rangamati (under 2 km), Basantpur (under 2 km) and Panchu (under 2 km).

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

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