About Pothia Village

Pothia is one of the larger villages in Falka tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,718, made up of 5,067 males and 4,651 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854114, 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	Falka
Pincode	854114
Area (hectares)	208.56 hectares
Population	9,718
Male Population	5,067
Female Population	4,651
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	918
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pothia compares

By the 2011 count Pothia is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,840 residents. Its 208.56 hectares work out to about 47 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Pothia

Pothia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pothia as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bakhri, about 6.4 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	Bakhri	6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Falka	9.6 km
Nearest town	Naugachhia	24 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 Falka 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 9,718. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,840 residents.

Pothia village has 5,067 males and 4,651 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pothia has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Pothia is 854114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pothia covers 208.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 47 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pothia falls under Falka tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pothia is Bakhri, about 6.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within village 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 Falka tehsil of Katihar district. Bakhri is about 6.4 km away. Falka is about 9.6 km away. Naugachhia is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.