About Poniya Village

Poniya is a mid sized village in Vijayraghavgarh tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 561, made up of 287 males and 274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 323.74 hectares hectares.

Poniya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poniya village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Katni
Tehsil	Vijayraghavgarh
Area (hectares)	323.74 hectares
Population	561
Male Population	287
Female Population	274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	955
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Poniya compares

By the 2011 count Poniya is the 96th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents. Its 323.74 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Poniya

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

Poniya lies about 19 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Salhana, about 13 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 Poniya
Tehsil headquarters	Vijayraghavgarh	11 km
Nearest railway station	Salhana	13 km
District headquarters	Katni	19 km
Nearest town	Murwāra	19 km

Villages closest to Poniya

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

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Common questions about Poniya

As per the Census of India 2011, Poniya village had a population of 561. That makes it the 96th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents.

Poniya village has 287 males and 274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poniya has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

Poniya covers 323.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Poniya falls under Vijayraghavgarh tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Poniya is Salhana, about 13 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Poniya.

Poniya is about 19 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Poniya is in Vijayraghavgarh tehsil of Katni district. Vijayraghavgarh is about 11 km away. Salhana is about 13 km away. Katni is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.