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About Pothia Milik Village

Pothia Milik is a small village in Krityanand Nagar tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 140, made up of 74 males and 66 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18 hectares hectares.

Pothia Milik Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pothia Milik village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Krityanand Nagar
Area (hectares) 18 hectares
Population 140
Male Population 74
Female Population 66
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pothia Milik compares

By the 2011 count Pothia Milik is the 60th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,485 residents. Its 18 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Pothia Milik

The census records public bus service for Pothia Milik as Available within 5 - 10 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 Milik from other places

Pothia Milik 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 Milik
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 Milik

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 Milik

As per the Census of India 2011, Pothia Milik village had a population of 140. That makes it the 60th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,485 residents.

Pothia Milik village has 74 males and 66 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pothia Milik has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Pothia Milik covers 18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Pothia Milik 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pothia Milik.

Pothia Milik 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 Milik 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 (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 Milik today is likely to be higher.

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