About Pohshar Village

Pohshar is a mid sized village in Bano tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 590, made up of 282 males and 308 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,092 females per 1000 males. The village covers 549 hectares hectares.

Pohshar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pohshar village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Simdega
Tehsil	Bano
Area (hectares)	549 hectares
Population	590
Male Population	282
Female Population	308
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,092
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pohshar compares

By the 2011 count Pohshar is the 57th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 865 residents. Its 549 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 1015.

Getting to Pohshar

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

Pohshar lies about 54 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Mahabuang, about 13 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 Pohshar
Tehsil headquarters	Bano	12 km
Nearest railway station	Mahabuang	13 km
Nearest town	Birmitrapur	37 km
District headquarters	Simdega	54 km

Villages closest to Pohshar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pohshar village had a population of 590. That makes it the 57th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 865 residents.

Pohshar village has 282 males and 308 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pohshar has about 1092 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

Pohshar covers 549 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pohshar falls under Bano tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pohshar is Mahabuang, about 13 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Pohshar.

Pohshar is about 54 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pohshar is in Bano tehsil of Simdega district. Bano is about 12 km away. Mahabuang is about 13 km away. Birmitrapur is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.