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About Poiya Village

Poiya is one of the larger villages in Etmadpur tehsil, in the district of Agra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 14,732, made up of 7,860 males and 6,872 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1286.84 hectares hectares.

Poiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poiya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Agra
Tehsil Etmadpur
Area (hectares) 1286.84 hectares
Population 14,732
Male Population 7,860
Female Population 6,872
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Poiya compares

By the 2011 count Poiya is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,209 residents. Its 1286.84 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 863.

Getting to Poiya

Poiya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Poiya 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Poiya from other places

Poiya lies about 8.2 km from Agra, and the nearest railway station is Agra City, about 7.0 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 Poiya
Nearest railway station Agra City 7.0 km
District headquarters Agra 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Etmadpur 17 km

Villages closest to Poiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Poiya village had a population of 14,732. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,209 residents.

Poiya village has 7,860 males and 6,872 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poiya has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 863.

Poiya covers 1286.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Poiya falls under Etmadpur tehsil of Agra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Poiya is Agra City, about 7.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Poiya.

Poiya is about 8.2 km from Agra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Poiya is in Etmadpur tehsil of Agra district. Agra City is about 7.0 km away. Agra is about 8.2 km away. Etmadpur 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 Madan Pur (3.3 km), Ujrai (3.4 km) and Nadau (4.4 km).

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

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