About Pothia Village

Pothia is a mid sized village in Pothia tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 699, made up of 360 males and 339 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pothia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pothia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Kishanganj
Tehsil	Pothia
Pincode	855117
Area (hectares)	122 hectares
Population	699
Male Population	360
Female Population	339
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	942
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Pothia compares

By the 2011 count Pothia is the 94th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents. Its 122 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

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 5 - 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 93 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Bakhri, about 6.6 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	6.6 km
Nearest town	Naugachhia	24 km
District headquarters	Kishanganj	93 km

Villages closest to Pothia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pothia 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 699. That makes it the 94th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents.

Pothia village has 360 males and 339 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pothia has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Pothia is 855117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pothia covers 122 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pothia falls under Pothia tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pothia is Bakhri, about 6.6 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 5 - 10 km distance for Pothia.

Pothia is about 93 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pothia is in Pothia tehsil of Kishanganj district. Bakhri is about 6.6 km away. Naugachhia is about 24 km away. Kishanganj is about 93 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.