About Pothia Village

Pothia is one of the larger villages in Forbesganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,723, made up of 3,977 males and 3,746 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 678.7 hectares hectares.

Pothia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pothia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Forbesganj
Area (hectares)	678.7 hectares
Population	7,723
Male Population	3,977
Female Population	3,746
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	942
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Pothia compares

By the 2011 count Pothia is the 10th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents. Its 678.7 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Pothia

Pothia is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Pothia as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pothia from other places

Pothia lies about 25 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Gogipothia Halt, about 1.8 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Pothia
Nearest railway station	Gogipothia Halt	1.8 km
Nearest town	Shahbazpur	6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Forbesganj	7.0 km
District headquarters	Araria	25 km

Villages closest to Pothia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Forbesganj tehsil.

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.

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Common questions about Pothia

As per the Census of India 2011, Pothia village had a population of 7,723. That makes it the 10th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents.

Pothia village has 3,977 males and 3,746 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pothia has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 921.

Pothia covers 678.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pothia falls under Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pothia is Gogipothia Halt, about 1.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pothia.

Pothia is about 25 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pothia is in Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district. Gogipothia Halt is about 1.8 km away. Shahbazpur is about 6.9 km away. Forbesganj is about 7.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.