# Poha Khas Village, Niwari, Tikamgarh (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Niwari, Tikamgarh 

# Poha Khas

Poha Khas is a village in Niwari sub-district of Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,999 people in 824 households**, the 4th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.0%.

- 3,999people (2011)
- 824households
- 58.2%literacy
- 892females per 1,000 males

## Poha Khas PIN code and other codes

Poha Khas falls in Niwari sub-district, Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockNiwari
- Census village code456491

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

## How far is Poha Khas from nearby towns?

- Niwari (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Tikamgarh (district HQ)80 km by road
- Niwari (nearest town)3 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 Poha Khas?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Poha Khas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Niwari
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Niwari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jhansi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Poha Khas known for?

The main crops are **chana, pea and wheat**. About 62% of the 454 hectares of village land is sown, and 242 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 Poha Khas

Of every 100 households in Poha Khas in 2011, 12 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Poha Khas · ■ Niwari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**23%

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

**6%

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

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**97%

Use banking services ****50%**

**40%

Television ****22%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Poha Khas?

■ Poha Khas · ■ Niwari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.2%**

**65.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892**

**907

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****824**

**875

Working population ****59.0%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.8% for men and 42.0% for women. 59% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 2,007 (85%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (1%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 107 (5%) · **■** Marginal 209 (9%)

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 Niwari

- Tehar Ka Khas6,925 people
- Asati Khas4,326 people
- Puchhikar Guan4,097 people
- Uboura3,998 people
- Thona3,335 people
- Churara3,298 people
- Shakti Bheron3,189 people

[All 105 villages in Niwari](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/tikamgarh/niwari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Poha Khas from Tikamgarh?80 km by road
- What is the population of Poha Khas?3,999 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Poha Khas in?Tikamgarh district (Niwari sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Poha Khas?58.2% (Census 2011)