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About Pohana Village

Pohana is a large village in Hinganghat tehsil, in the district of Wardha, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,548, made up of 1,325 males and 1,223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1764.81 hectares hectares.

Pohana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pohana village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Wardha
Tehsil Hinganghat
Area (hectares) 1764.81 hectares
Population 2,548
Male Population 1,325
Female Population 1,223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pohana compares

By the 2011 count Pohana is the 7th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 894 residents. Its 1764.81 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Pohana

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

Pohana lies about 45 km from Wardha, and the nearest railway station is Nagri, about 20 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 Pohana
Nearest railway station Nagri 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Hinganghat 26 km
Nearest town Hinganghāt 26 km
District headquarters Wardha 45 km

Villages closest to Pohana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pohana village had a population of 2,548. That makes it the 7th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 894 residents.

Pohana village has 1,325 males and 1,223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pohana has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

Pohana covers 1764.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pohana falls under Hinganghat tehsil of Wardha district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pohana is Nagri, about 20 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 Pohana.

Pohana is about 45 km from Wardha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pohana is in Hinganghat tehsil of Wardha district. Nagri is about 20 km away. Hinganghat is about 26 km away. Hinganghāt is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yerla (4.0 km), Veni (4.5 km) and Hivara (5.0 km).

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

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