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About Poghat Village

Poghat is a mid sized village in Mangrulpir tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,837, made up of 941 males and 896 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 398.69 hectares hectares.

Poghat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poghat village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Mangrulpir
Area (hectares) 398.69 hectares
Population 1,837
Male Population 941
Female Population 896
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Poghat compares

By the 2011 count Poghat is the 21st largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,210 residents. Its 398.69 hectares work out to about 4.6 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 938.

Getting to Poghat

Poghat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Poghat 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Poghat from other places

Poghat lies about 40 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Karanja, about 17 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 Poghat
Tehsil headquarters Mangrulpir 10 km
Nearest town Mangrūl Pīr 10 km
Nearest railway station Karanja 17 km
District headquarters Washim 40 km

Villages closest to Poghat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Poghat village had a population of 1,837. That makes it the 21st largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,210 residents.

Poghat village has 941 males and 896 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poghat has about 952 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 938.

Poghat covers 398.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Poghat falls under Mangrulpir tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Poghat is Karanja, about 17 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 <5 km distance for Poghat.

Poghat is about 40 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Poghat is in Mangrulpir tehsil of Washim district. Mangrulpir is about 10 km away. Mangrūl Pīr is about 10 km away. Karanja is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghota (2.2 km), Pedgaon (2.9 km) and Bahadarpur (2.9 km).

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

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