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About Pothia Village

Pothia is a mid sized village in Krityanand Nagar tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,792, made up of 948 males and 844 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 442 hectares hectares.

Pothia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pothia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Krityanand Nagar
Area (hectares) 442 hectares
Population 1,792
Male Population 948
Female Population 844
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pothia compares

By the 2011 count Pothia is the 34th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,485 residents. Its 442 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Pothia

The census records public bus service for Pothia as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 18 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Sarsi, about 5.3 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 Sarsi 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Krityanand Nagar 9.0 km
Nearest town Banmankhi 14 km
District headquarters Purnia 18 km

Villages closest to Pothia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Krityanand Nagar 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.

Common questions about Pothia

As per the Census of India 2011, Pothia village had a population of 1,792. That makes it the 34th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,485 residents.

Pothia village has 948 males and 844 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pothia has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Pothia covers 442 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pothia falls under Krityanand Nagar tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pothia is Sarsi, about 5.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Pothia is about 18 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 Krityanand Nagar tehsil of Purnia district. Sarsi is about 5.3 km away. Krityanand Nagar is about 9.0 km away. Banmankhi is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pothia Milik (under 2 km), Ashraf Nagar (under 2 km) and Jagni Jagarnathpur (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Pothia today is likely to be higher.

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