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About Pomian Village

Pomian is a mid sized village in Jaldega tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 732, made up of 366 males and 366 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 862 hectares hectares.

Pomian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pomian village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Simdega
Tehsil Jaldega
Area (hectares) 862 hectares
Population 732
Male Population 366
Female Population 366
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pomian compares

By the 2011 count Pomian is the 30th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents. Its 862 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Pomian

Pomian is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pomian as Available within 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 Pomian from other places

Pomian lies about 39 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Orga, about 8.4 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 Pomian
Nearest railway station Orga 8.4 km
Nearest town Birmitrapur 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaldega 14 km
District headquarters Simdega 39 km

Villages closest to Pomian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pomian village had a population of 732. That makes it the 30th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents.

Pomian village has 366 males and 366 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pomian has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Pomian covers 862 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pomian falls under Jaldega tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pomian is Orga, about 8.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pomian.

Pomian is about 39 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pomian is in Jaldega tehsil of Simdega district. Orga is about 8.4 km away. Birmitrapur is about 8.5 km away. Jaldega 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 Parba (2.3 km), Seharmunda (3.5 km) and Bandosera (4.9 km).

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

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