About Potri Village

Potri is a mid sized village in Forbesganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,268, made up of 673 males and 595 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Potri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Potri village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Forbesganj
Pincode	854318
Area (hectares)	197 hectares
Population	1,268
Male Population	673
Female Population	595
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	884
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Potri compares

By the 2011 count Potri is the 72nd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents. Its 197 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Potri

Potri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Potri as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Parwaha, Phena, Pipra and Pokharia. 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.

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Common questions about Potri

As per the Census of India 2011, Potri village had a population of 1,268. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents.

Potri village has 673 males and 595 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Potri has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Potri is 854318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Potri covers 197 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Potri falls under Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The census record for Potri notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Potri.

Potri is in Forbesganj tehsil of Araria 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.