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About Poiguda Village

Poiguda is a small village in Lanjigarh tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 222, made up of 102 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,176 females per 1000 males. The village covers 504 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Poiguda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poiguda village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Lanjigarh
Pincode 766027
Area (hectares) 504 hectares
Population 222
Male Population 102
Female Population 120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,176
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Poiguda compares

By the 2011 count Poiguda is the 57th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 243 residents. Its 504 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1080.

Getting to Poiguda

Poiguda is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Poiguda as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Phadrguda, Phuker, Phuldumer and Pidisal. 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 Poiguda

As per the Census of India 2011, Poiguda village had a population of 222. That makes it the 57th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 243 residents.

Poiguda village has 102 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poiguda has about 1176 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1080.

The pincode recorded for Poiguda is 766027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Poiguda covers 504 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Poiguda falls under Lanjigarh tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

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

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

Poiguda is in Lanjigarh tehsil of Kalahandi 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 Poiguda today is likely to be higher.

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