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- LGD code
- 546963
- Pincode
- 431514
- Post office
- Gangakhed
- Population
- 532
- Households
- 125
- Literacy rate
- 54.7%
- Sex ratio
- 867 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 275
- Distance to district centre
- 51 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 36 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 397 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 263 km
- Nearest railway station
- Vadgaon Nila · 5 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- SDH-Gangakhed · 10 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Pohandul Tanda compares
By population, Pohandul Tanda ranks #44 of 54 villages in Sonpeth mandal.
Literacy rate
%
54.7%
−4.3% vs mandal average
Pohandul Tanda54.7%
Sonpeth mandal59.0%
Parbhani district63.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
867
−70 vs mandal average
Pohandul Tanda867
Sonpeth mandal937
Household size
people per home
4.3
−0.6 vs mandal average
Pohandul Tanda4.3
Sonpeth mandal4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Pohandul Tanda at a glance
Pohandul Tanda is a village of 532 people in 125 households (Census 2011) in Sonpeth taluka, Parbhani district, Maharashtra, the 44th-largest of 54 villages in Sonpeth taluka. Literacy is 55%, 4 points below the taluka average of 59% and the sex ratio is 867 women per 1,000 men. It lies 51 km from the Parbhani district centre, 29 km from Sirsala, the nearest town, 5 km from Vadgaon Nila railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 431514, served by Gangakhed post office; the LGD village code is 546963. The nearest hospital or health centre is SDH-Gangakhed, 10 km away. The village votes in Parbhani assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dr. Rahul Vedprakash Patil. The population is estimated at 627 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Pohandul Tanda
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 15
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- GANGAKHED
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 13
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 48
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 20
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 206
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 163
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Pohandul Tanda
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Pohandul Tanda
- LGD code
- 546963
- Pincode
- 431514
- Post office
- Gangakhed
- Population (Census 2011)
- 532
- Population (projected 2026)
- 627
- Households
- 125
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 867
- Literacy rate
- 54.7%
- Coordinates
- 18.97633°N, 76.65123°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Parbhani
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Parbhani
- Member of Parliament
- Sanjay Jadhav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Dr. Rahul Vedprakash Patil
- Block / Mandal
- Sonpeth
Getting there
How to reach Pohandul Tanda
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai397 kmcapital
- Hyderabad263 km
- Bengaluru675 km
- Chennai761 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationVadgaon Nila5 km
- Hospital / PHCSDH-Gangakhed10 km
- ATM / bankSbi19 km
- Police stationPalam Police Station32 km
Same pincode
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- Kanhegaon
- Awalgaon
- Khadka
- Karam
- Khapat Pimpri
- Lasina
- Thadiukkadgaon
- Tiwathana
- Kothala
- Nila
- Buktarwadi
- Gawali Pimpri
- Devinagar
- Vita Kh.
- Saikheda
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- Ukkadgaon Makta
- Wandan
- Bondargaon
- Rewa Tanda
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- Gangapimpri
- Waitagwadi
- Paradhwadi
- Sirori
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- Bhaucha Tanda
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-22
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)