# Podar Village, Sohagpur, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Sohagpur, Hoshangabad 

# Podar

Podar is a village in Sohagpur sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **540 people in 109 households**, the 86th largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%.

- 540people (2011)
- 109households
- 42.0%literacy
- 971females per 1,000 males

## Podar PIN code and other codes

Podar falls in Sohagpur sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSohagpur
- Census village code487764

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

## How far is Podar from nearby towns?

- Sohagpur (sub-district HQ)160 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)120 km by road
- Itarsi (nearest town)80 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 Podar?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Podar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Moora
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hoshangabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhopal
- ○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 watertreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 h winter

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 Podar known for?

The main crops are **makka and dhan**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Podar

Of every 100 households in Podar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Podar · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**73%

Tap water ****86%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**34%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****95%**

**51%

Television ****0%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**20%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****38%**

**30%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Podar?

■ Podar · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.0%**

**66.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**902

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1105**

**904

Working population ****80.4%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.0% for men and 33.5% for women. 82% of men and 79% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 242 (56%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (8%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 156 (36%)

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 Sohagpur

- Mokalwadi569 people
- Dundadeh561 people
- Khapariya559 people
- Niman Mudha548 people
- Dunda Khapa533 people
- Sukha Khedi533 people
- Dhana529 people
- Sarangpur516 people

[All 167 villages in Sohagpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/sohagpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Podar from Hoshangabad?120 km by road
- What is the population of Podar?540 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Podar in?Hoshangabad district (Sohagpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Podar?42.0% (Census 2011)