About Pothia Village

Pothia is a large village in Sikti tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,664, made up of 2,412 males and 2,252 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 416 hectares hectares.

Pothia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pothia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Sikti
Area (hectares)	416 hectares
Population	4,664
Male Population	2,412
Female Population	2,252
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	934
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pothia compares

By the 2011 count Pothia is the 11th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,814 residents. Its 416 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Pothia

Pothia is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pothia 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pothia from other places

Pothia lies about 19 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Gogipothia Halt, about 20 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	Sikti	12 km
Nearest town	Shahbazpur	19 km
District headquarters	Araria	19 km
Nearest railway station	Gogipothia Halt	20 km

Villages closest to Pothia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sikti 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 4,664. That makes it the 11th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,814 residents.

Pothia village has 2,412 males and 2,252 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pothia has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Pothia covers 416 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pothia falls under Sikti tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pothia is Gogipothia Halt, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Pothia.

Pothia is about 19 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 Sikti tehsil of Araria district. Sikti is about 12 km away. Shahbazpur is about 19 km away. Araria is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.