About Poha Village

Poha is a large village in Karanja tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,930, made up of 2,556 males and 2,374 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1889.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 444405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Poha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poha village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Washim
Tehsil	Karanja
Pincode	444405
Area (hectares)	1889.39 hectares
Population	4,930
Male Population	2,556
Female Population	2,374
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	929
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Poha compares

By the 2011 count Poha is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents. Its 1889.39 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Poha

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

How far is Poha from other places

Poha lies about 52 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Pohe, about 7.3 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 Poha
Nearest railway station	Pohe	7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Karanja	8.5 km
Nearest town	Kāranja	8.5 km
District headquarters	Washim	52 km

Villages closest to Poha

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

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Common questions about Poha

As per the Census of India 2011, Poha village had a population of 4,930. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents.

Poha village has 2,556 males and 2,374 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poha has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Poha is 444405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Poha covers 1889.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Poha falls under Karanja tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Poha is Pohe, about 7.3 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 10+ km distance for Poha.

Poha is about 52 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Poha is in Karanja tehsil of Washim district. Pohe is about 7.3 km away. Karanja is about 8.5 km away. Kāranja is about 8.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.