About Poigoan Village

Poigoan is a mid sized village in Lahunipara tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 560, made up of 274 males and 286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,044 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770044, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Poigoan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poigoan village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Sundargarh
Tehsil	Lahunipara
Pincode	770044
Area (hectares)	193 hectares
Population	560
Male Population	274
Female Population	286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,044
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Poigoan compares

By the 2011 count Poigoan is the 30th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 454 residents. Its 193 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1038.

Getting to Poigoan

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

Poigoan lies about 105 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Barsuan, about 16 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 Poigoan
Tehsil headquarters	Lahunipara	12 km
Nearest railway station	Barsuan	16 km
Nearest town	Deogarh	37 km
District headquarters	Sundargarh	105 km

Villages closest to Poigoan

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

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Poigoan

As per the Census of India 2011, Poigoan village had a population of 560. That makes it the 30th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 454 residents.

Poigoan village has 274 males and 286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poigoan has about 1044 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1038.

The pincode recorded for Poigoan is 770044. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Poigoan covers 193 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Poigoan falls under Lahunipara tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Poigoan is Barsuan, about 16 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 Poigoan.

Poigoan is about 105 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Poigoan is in Lahunipara tehsil of Sundargarh district. Lahunipara is about 12 km away. Barsuan is about 16 km away. Deogarh is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.