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About Pota Village

Pota is a mid sized village in Sheohar tehsil, in the district of Sheohar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,687, made up of 898 males and 789 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843329, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pota village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sheohar
Tehsil Sheohar
Pincode 843329
Area (hectares) 145.8 hectares
Population 1,687
Male Population 898
Female Population 789
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pota compares

By the 2011 count Pota is the 28th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,957 residents. Its 145.8 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Pota

Pota is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pota as Available within 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Mirzapur Dhobahi, Mohari, Pardesia Urf Madhubani and Parrahi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Pota

As per the Census of India 2011, Pota village had a population of 1,687. That makes it the 28th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,957 residents.

Pota village has 898 males and 789 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pota has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 895.

The pincode recorded for Pota is 843329. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pota covers 145.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pota falls under Sheohar tehsil of Sheohar district in Bihar.

The census record for Pota notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pota.

Pota is in Sheohar tehsil of Sheohar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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