# Poha Village, Karanja, Washim (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/washim/karanja/poha/ Village · Karanja, Washim # Poha Poha is a village in Karanja sub-district of Washim district, Maharashtra, PIN code **444405**. The 2011 Census counted **4,930 people in 1,117 households**, the 2nd largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%. - 4,930people (2011) - 1,117households - 82.0%literacy - 444405PIN code ## Poha PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Poha is 444405.** Poha falls in Karanja sub-district, Washim district, Maharashtra. - PIN code444405 - Community development blockKaranja - Census village code530969 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Poha from nearby towns? - Karanja (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Washim (district HQ)72 km by road - Karanja (nearest town)15 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? 26 services counted by the Census are inside Poha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Karanja - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Karanja - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 12 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 known for? About 90% of the 1,889 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,293 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 Of every 100 households in Poha in 2011, 75 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Poha · ■ Karanja rural average Electricity for lighting ****75%** **76% Toilet within the home ****39%** **42% No toilet (open defecation) ****61%** **57% Tap water ****62%** **41% Drinking water within premises ****40%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **90% Use banking services ****50%** **62% Television ****29%** **34% Mobile phone ****31%** **36% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****50%** **42% Own their home ****95%** **95% 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? ■ Poha · ■ Karanja rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.0%** **85.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929** **944 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****898** **926 Working population ****44.7%** **47.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.0% for men and 73.5% for women. 58% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 583 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,273 (58%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 156 (7%) · **■** Marginal 177 (8%) 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 Karanja - Kamargaon8,679 people - Umarda4,833 people - Dhanj Bk4,284 people - Kali4,173 people - Dhamni3,895 people [All 167 villages in Karanja](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/washim/karanja/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Poha?444405 - How far is Poha from Washim?72 km by road - What is the population of Poha?4,930 (Census 2011) - Which district is Poha in?Washim district (Karanja sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Poha?82.0% (Census 2011)