Poha, Karanja

Poha (पोहा) is a village and Village Panchayat of the Karanja Taluka in Washim district of Maharashtra, which falls under Karanja block. Sharad Sadashivrao Dahatonde is the President of Poha Village Panchayat, who can be contacted at email address prathod395@gmail.com and mobile number 90117xxx51. The Secretary is Nitin M Rajgure, who can be reached at email address nmrajgure@gmail.com and mobile number 97639xxx20. The Panchayat address is GP Poha, Nearest Ambedkar Chowk, Ambedkar Chowk Poha, Pincode - 444105. You can reach there by taking a bus till Poha bus stop. The Panchayat has homestay option.

As on November 2024, the current population of Poha is 5.6 thousands out of which 2.9 thousands are males and rest 2.7 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 929 females per 1000 males. There are around 579 teenagers in Poha. It has literacy rate of 72% which means around 4.1 thousands persons can read and write. Total 556 people belonging to scheduled caste and 174 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 1.3 thousands households in Poha, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 2.5 thousands. The pincode of Poha is 444105 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Gurumandir Karanja Sub Post office
• Karanja S.O (Washim)
• Loni Arab Branch Post office
• Manabha Branch Post office
• Poha Branch Post office

Schools

Poha has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Mulhi Jetha N.P. Urdu High S.
• J.D.Chaware Highschool Karanja
• Kankubai Madhyamic Kanya Schoo
• J.C. Highschool Karanj
• Mulji Jetha N.P. Highschool K

Hospitals

Poha has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Manbha Primary Health Center
• Umarda (bajar) Primary Health Center
• Poha Sub-Center
• Lohara Sub-Center
• Poha Primary Health Center

Banks

Poha has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• The Akola District Central Cooperative Bank Karanja Main Branch
• The Akola District Central Cooperative Bank Karanja City Branch
• The Akola District Central Cooperative Bank Manbha Branch
• The Akola District Central Cooperative Bank Poha Branch
• Akola Janata Commercial Co-operative Bank Karanja

Covered villages

Poha Village Panchayat manages total 1 villages.

• Poha