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About Pohar Village

Pohar is a mid sized village in Multai tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,684, made up of 896 males and 788 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 785.81 hectares hectares.

Pohar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pohar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Multai
Area (hectares) 785.81 hectares
Population 1,684
Male Population 896
Female Population 788
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pohar compares

By the 2011 count Pohar is the 36th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,036 residents. Its 785.81 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Pohar

Pohar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pohar 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 Pohar from other places

Pohar lies about 26 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Jaulkhera, about 12 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
Nearest railway station Jaulkhera 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Multai 14 km
District headquarters Betul 26 km

Villages closest to Pohar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Multai 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 1,684. That makes it the 36th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,036 residents.

Pohar village has 896 males and 788 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pohar has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 999.

Pohar covers 785.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Pohar is Jaulkhera, about 12 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 Pohar.

Pohar is about 26 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pohar is in Multai tehsil of Betul district. Jaulkhera is about 12 km away. Multai is about 14 km away. Betul is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dehgud (2.3 km), Sainkheda (2.8 km) and Moharkheda (2.8 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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