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About Pohar Village

Pohar is a mid sized village in Bhainsdehi tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,649, made up of 846 males and 803 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 673.17 hectares hectares.

Pohar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pohar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Bhainsdehi
Area (hectares) 673.17 hectares
Population 1,649
Male Population 846
Female Population 803
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
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 Pohar compares

By the 2011 count Pohar is the 41st largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 973 residents. Its 673.17 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Pohar

Pohar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pohar 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 Pohar from other places

Pohar lies about 6.0 km from Bhainsdehi, and the nearest railway station is Betul, about 40 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 Pohar
Tehsil headquarters Bhainsdehi 6.0 km
Nearest railway station Betul 40 km
Nearest town Betūl 40 km

Villages closest to Pohar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pohar village had a population of 1,649. That makes it the 41st largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 973 residents.

Pohar village has 846 males and 803 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pohar has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 979.

Pohar covers 673.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pohar falls under Bhainsdehi tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pohar is Betul, about 40 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 Pohar.

Pohar is about 6.0 km from Bhainsdehi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pohar is in Bhainsdehi tehsil of Betul district. Bhainsdehi is about 6.0 km away. Betul is about 40 km away. Betūl is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sihar (under 2 km), Dewalwada (1.9 km) and Ghogama (2.7 km).

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

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