About Pothi Village

Pothi is a large village in Punpun tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,194, made up of 2,179 males and 2,015 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 376 hectares hectares.

Pothi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pothi village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Patna
Tehsil	Punpun
Area (hectares)	376 hectares
Population	4,194
Male Population	2,179
Female Population	2,015
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	925
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Pothi compares

By the 2011 count Pothi is the 6th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents. Its 376 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 917.

Getting to Pothi

Pothi 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 Pothi 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pothi from other places

Pothi lies about 18 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Pothahi, about under 2 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 Pothi
Nearest railway station	Pothahi	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Punpun	6.7 km
Nearest town	Masaurhi Buzurg	11 km
District headquarters	Patna	18 km

Villages closest to Pothi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pothi village had a population of 4,194. That makes it the 6th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents.

Pothi village has 2,179 males and 2,015 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pothi has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

Pothi covers 376 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pothi falls under Punpun tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pothi is Pothahi, about under 2 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 village for Pothi.

Pothi is about 18 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pothi is in Punpun tehsil of Patna district. Pothahi is about under 2 km away. Punpun is about 6.7 km away. Masaurhi Buzurg is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.