Village · Jobat, Alirajpur # Poya Poya is a village in Jobat sub-district of Alirajpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 908 people in 126 households, the 83rd largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 18.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 34.8%. - 908 people (2011) - 126 households - 18.5% literacy - 1,087 females per 1,000 males ## Poya PIN code and other codes Poya falls in Jobat sub-district, Alirajpur district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Udaigarh - Census village code 504994 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Poya from nearby towns? - Jobat (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Alirajpur (district HQ) 48 km by road - Jobat (nearest town) 12 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Poya? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Poya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Udaigarh - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Jobat - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jhabua - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 11 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Poya known for? The main crops are makka, soyabean and urad. About 59% of the 196 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Poya Of every 100 households in Poya in 2011, 64 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Poya · ■ Jobat rural average - Electricity for lighting 64% 54% - Toilet within the home 0% 5% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 94% - Tap water 0% 2% - Drinking water within premises 62% 12% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97% - Use banking services 63% 33% - Television 0% 4% - Mobile phone 36% 24% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 1% 5% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 29% 60% - Own their home 99% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Poya? ■ Poya · ■ Jobat rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 18.5% 34.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1087 1009 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1257 973 - Working population 56.9% 52.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 23.6% for men and 13.6% for women. 59% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 113 (22%) · ■ Farm labourers 331 (64%) · ■ Marginal 73 (14%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Jobat - Sevad 978 people - Jamli Badi 935 people - Kali Khetar 930 people - Kadwal 923 people - Hirapur Chhoti 876 people - Pratap Falya 869 people - Bhiti 860 people - Terka 853 people All 149 villages in Jobat ## Quick answers - How far is Poya from Alirajpur? 48 km by road - What is the population of Poya? 908 (Census 2011) - Which district is Poya in? Alirajpur district (Jobat sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Poya? 18.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/alirajpur/jobat/poya/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.