About Pothia Village

Pothia is a mid sized village in Amour tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,739, made up of 916 males and 823 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 316 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854327, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pothia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pothia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Tehsil	Amour
Pincode	854327
Area (hectares)	316 hectares
Population	1,739
Male Population	916
Female Population	823
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	898
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pothia compares

By the 2011 count Pothia is the 67th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 316 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

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 5 - 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 5 - 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 29 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Jalalgarh, about 12 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
Tehsil headquarters	Amour	8.7 km
Nearest railway station	Jalalgarh	12 km
Nearest town	Kasba	18 km
District headquarters	Purnia	29 km

Villages closest to Pothia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amour 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 1,739. That makes it the 67th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Pothia village has 916 males and 823 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pothia has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Pothia is 854327. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pothia covers 316 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pothia falls under Amour tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pothia is Jalalgarh, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pothia.

Pothia is about 29 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pothia is in Amour tehsil of Purnia district. Amour is about 8.7 km away. Jalalgarh is about 12 km away. Kasba is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.