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About Poor Village

Poor is a mid sized village in Sangameshwar tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,242, made up of 582 males and 660 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,134 females per 1000 males. The village covers 336.12 hectares hectares.

Poor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poor village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Sangameshwar
Area (hectares) 336.12 hectares
Population 1,242
Male Population 582
Female Population 660
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,134
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Poor compares

By the 2011 count Poor is the 51st largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 942 residents. Its 336.12 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1170.

Getting to Poor

Poor is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Poor as Available within village. 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. The nearest villages by name are Phansavale, Phansavane, Phungus and Pirandavane. 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 Poor

As per the Census of India 2011, Poor village had a population of 1,242. That makes it the 51st largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 942 residents.

Poor village has 582 males and 660 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poor has about 1134 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1170.

Poor covers 336.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Poor falls under Sangameshwar tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Poor 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 <5 km distance for Poor.

Poor is in Sangameshwar 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 Poor today is likely to be higher.

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