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About Potapukhuri Village

Potapukhuri is a mid sized village in Pathorighat tehsil, in the district of Darrang, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,450, made up of 752 males and 698 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158.39 hectares hectares.

Potapukhuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Potapukhuri village
Description Value
State Assam
District Darrang
Tehsil Pathorighat
Area (hectares) 158.39 hectares
Population 1,450
Male Population 752
Female Population 698
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Potapukhuri compares

By the 2011 count Potapukhuri is the 16th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,123 residents. Its 158.39 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Potapukhuri

Potapukhuri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Potapukhuri as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are No 2 Chengapara, Padmajhar, Patharighat and Patidarrang. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Potapukhuri

As per the Census of India 2011, Potapukhuri village had a population of 1,450. That makes it the 16th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,123 residents.

Potapukhuri village has 752 males and 698 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Potapukhuri has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

Potapukhuri covers 158.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Potapukhuri falls under Pathorighat tehsil of Darrang district in Assam.

The census record for Potapukhuri notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Potapukhuri.

Potapukhuri is in Pathorighat tehsil of Darrang district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Potapukhuri today is likely to be higher.

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