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About Poi Village

Poi is a mid sized village in Bhikangaon tehsil, in the district of Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,097, made up of 557 males and 540 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 379 hectares hectares.

Poi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khargone
Tehsil Bhikangaon
Area (hectares) 379 hectares
Population 1,097
Male Population 557
Female Population 540
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Poi compares

By the 2011 count Poi is the 68th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents. Its 379 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Poi

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

How far is Poi from other places

Poi lies about 24 km from Khargone, and the nearest railway station is Sirran, about 39 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 Poi
Tehsil headquarters Bhikangaon 12 km
District headquarters Khargone 24 km
Nearest railway station Sirran 39 km

Villages closest to Poi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Poi village had a population of 1,097. That makes it the 68th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents.

Poi village has 557 males and 540 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poi has about 969 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 978.

Poi covers 379 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Poi falls under Bhikangaon tehsil of Khargone district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Poi is Sirran, about 39 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Poi.

Poi is about 24 km from Khargone in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Poi is in Bhikangaon tehsil of Khargone district. Bhikangaon is about 12 km away. Khargone is about 24 km away. Sirran is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lalni (1.9 km), Dondawada (2.5 km) and Sagur (3.6 km).

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

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