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About Podiya Village

Podiya is a small village in Ramnagar tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 385, made up of 201 males and 184 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128.11 hectares hectares.

Podiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Podiya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Ramnagar
Area (hectares) 128.11 hectares
Population 385
Male Population 201
Female Population 184
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
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 Podiya compares

By the 2011 count Podiya is the 114th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 897 residents. Its 128.11 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Podiya

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

Podiya lies about 49 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Vijay Sota, about 24 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 Podiya
Tehsil headquarters Ramnagar 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Vijay Sota 24 km
Nearest town Maihar 33 km
District headquarters Satna 49 km

Villages closest to Podiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Podiya village had a population of 385. That makes it the 114th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 897 residents.

Podiya village has 201 males and 184 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Podiya has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Podiya covers 128.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Podiya falls under Ramnagar tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Podiya is Vijay Sota, about 24 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 Podiya.

Podiya is about 49 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Podiya is in Ramnagar tehsil of Satna district. Ramnagar is about 7.9 km away. Vijay Sota is about 24 km away. Maihar is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katiya (under 2 km), Jhagaraha (under 2 km) and Bijoura (under 2 km).

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

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