About Potgah Village

Potgah is a mid sized village in Harlakhi tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,938, made up of 1,014 males and 924 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 203.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847240, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Potgah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Potgah village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Madhubani
Tehsil	Harlakhi
Pincode	847240
Area (hectares)	203.1 hectares
Population	1,938
Male Population	1,014
Female Population	924
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	911
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Potgah compares

By the 2011 count Potgah is the 34th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,628 residents. Its 203.1 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Potgah

Potgah is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Potgah 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 Potgah from other places

Potgah lies about 31 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Jaynagar (Nepal Railways), about 15 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 Potgah
Tehsil headquarters	Harlakhi	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Jaynagar (Nepal Railways)	15 km
Nearest town	Jainagar	16 km
District headquarters	Madhubani	31 km

Villages closest to Potgah

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Harlakhi 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 Potgah

As per the Census of India 2011, Potgah village had a population of 1,938. That makes it the 34th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,628 residents.

Potgah village has 1,014 males and 924 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Potgah has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Potgah is 847240. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Potgah covers 203.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Potgah falls under Harlakhi tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Potgah is Jaynagar (Nepal Railways), about 15 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 Potgah.

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

Potgah is in Harlakhi tehsil of Madhubani district. Harlakhi is about under 2 km away. Jaynagar (Nepal Railways) is about 15 km away. Jainagar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.