About Pothia Village

Pothia is a small village in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 455, made up of 244 males and 211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pothia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pothia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Azamnagar
Pincode	855113
Area (hectares)	44.91 hectares
Population	455
Male Population	244
Female Population	211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	865
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pothia compares

By the 2011 count Pothia is the 151st largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 44.91 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Pothia

Pothia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pothia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 31 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Bhawanipur Bihar, about 2.0 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	Bhawanipur Bihar	2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Azamnagar	8.2 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	26 km
District headquarters	Katihar	31 km

Villages closest to Pothia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Azamnagar 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 455. That makes it the 151st largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Pothia village has 244 males and 211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pothia has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Pothia is 855113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pothia covers 44.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pothia falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pothia is Bhawanipur Bihar, about 2.0 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 5 - 10 km distance for Pothia.

Pothia is about 31 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pothia is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Bhawanipur Bihar is about 2.0 km away. Azamnagar is about 8.2 km away. Rāiganj is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.