About Pothia Village

Pothia is a mid sized village in Palasi tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,962, made up of 1,006 males and 956 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204 hectares hectares.

Pothia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pothia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Palasi
Area (hectares)	204 hectares
Population	1,962
Male Population	1,006
Female Population	956
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	950
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Pothia compares

By the 2011 count Pothia is the 44th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents. Its 204 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

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 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 9.5 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Araria Court, about 17 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
Tehsil headquarters	Palasi	5.6 km
District headquarters	Araria	9.5 km
Nearest town	Arāria	9.5 km
Nearest railway station	Araria Court	17 km

Villages closest to Pothia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Palasi 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 1,962. That makes it the 44th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents.

Pothia village has 1,006 males and 956 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pothia has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

Pothia covers 204 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pothia falls under Palasi tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pothia is Araria Court, about 17 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 10+ km distance for Pothia.

Pothia is about 9.5 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 Palasi tehsil of Araria district. Palasi is about 5.6 km away. Araria is about 9.5 km away. Arāria is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.