# Pohshar Village, Bano, Simdega (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bano, Simdega 

# Pohshar

Pohshar is a village in Bano sub-district of Simdega district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **590 people in 128 households**, the 57th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.4%.

- 590people (2011)
- 128households
- 61.3%literacy
- 1,092females per 1,000 males

## Pohshar PIN code and other codes

Pohshar falls in Bano sub-district, Simdega district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatSaubera
- Community development blockBano
- Census village code376781

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Pohshar from nearby towns?

- Bano (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Simdega (district HQ)25 km by road
- Simdega (nearest town)25 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Pohshar?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Pohshar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bano
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kolebira
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Pohshar known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 10% of the 549 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Pohshar

Of every 100 households in Pohshar in 2011, 44 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pohshar · ■ Bano rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****16%**

**44%

Television ****0%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**23%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Pohshar?

■ Pohshar · ■ Bano rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.3%**

**63.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1092**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1372**

**988

Working population ****63.6%**

**51.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.8% for men and 45.4% for women. 66% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 120 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 251 (67%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Bano

- Kuruchdega628 people
- Mahabuang624 people
- Jamur Soiya606 people
- Sumuibera597 people
- Chhotketunga582 people
- Turuyu557 people
- Kenwgutu529 people
- Sotasoya498 people

[All 93 villages in Bano](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/simdega/bano/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pohshar from Simdega?25 km by road
- What is the population of Pohshar?590 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pohshar in?Simdega district (Bano sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Pohshar?61.3% (Census 2011)