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About Poyanar Village

Poyanar is a mid sized village in Khed tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,068, made up of 517 males and 551 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 978.2 hectares hectares.

Poyanar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poyanar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Khed
Area (hectares) 978.2 hectares
Population 1,068
Male Population 517
Female Population 551
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,066
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Poyanar compares

By the 2011 count Poyanar is the 43rd largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 766 residents. Its 978.2 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1164.

Getting to Poyanar

Poyanar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Poyanar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Panhalaje, Panhalaje Kh, Patilgaon and Posare Bk. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Poyanar

As per the Census of India 2011, Poyanar village had a population of 1,068. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 766 residents.

Poyanar village has 517 males and 551 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poyanar has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1164.

Poyanar covers 978.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Poyanar falls under Khed tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Poyanar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Poyanar.

Poyanar is in Khed tehsil of Ratnagiri district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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