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About Pogoloya Village

Pogoloya is a mid sized village in Kolebira tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,684, made up of 868 males and 816 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1094 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pogoloya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pogoloya village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Simdega
Tehsil Kolebira
Pincode 835211
Area (hectares) 1094 hectares
Population 1,684
Male Population 868
Female Population 816
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
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 Pogoloya compares

By the 2011 count Pogoloya is the 16th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,346 residents. Its 1094 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Pogoloya

Pogoloya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pogoloya 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pogoloya from other places

Pogoloya lies about 33 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Kanaroan, about 6.5 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 Pogoloya
Nearest railway station Kanaroan 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Kolebira 15 km
Nearest town Birmitrapur 27 km
District headquarters Simdega 33 km

Villages closest to Pogoloya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pogoloya village had a population of 1,684. That makes it the 16th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,346 residents.

Pogoloya village has 868 males and 816 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pogoloya has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Pogoloya is 835211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pogoloya covers 1094 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pogoloya falls under Kolebira tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pogoloya is Kanaroan, about 6.5 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pogoloya.

Pogoloya is about 33 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pogoloya is in Kolebira tehsil of Simdega district. Kanaroan is about 6.5 km away. Kolebira is about 15 km away. Birmitrapur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aidega (2.9 km), Kalhatoli (3.8 km) and Kudabera (4.0 km).

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

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