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About Pohi Village

Pohi is a small village in Amla tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 115, made up of 59 males and 56 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 294.13 hectares hectares.

Pohi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pohi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Amla
Area (hectares) 294.13 hectares
Population 115
Male Population 59
Female Population 56
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pohi compares

By the 2011 count Pohi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 961 residents. Its 294.13 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 992.

Getting to Pohi

Pohi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pohi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pohi from other places

Pohi lies about 29 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Lalawadi, about 3.9 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 Pohi
Nearest railway station Lalawadi 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Amla 6.3 km
District headquarters Betul 29 km

Villages closest to Pohi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pohi village had a population of 115. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 961 residents.

Pohi village has 59 males and 56 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pohi has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

Pohi covers 294.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pohi falls under Amla tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pohi is Lalawadi, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pohi.

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

Pohi is in Amla tehsil of Betul district. Lalawadi is about 3.9 km away. Amla is about 6.3 km away. Betul is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parsoda (1.6 km), Lalawadi (1.8 km) and Rambhakhedi (2.0 km).

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

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