About Potia Village

Potia is a mid sized village in Dhamdha tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,162, made up of 581 males and 581 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 503.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Potia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Potia village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Durg
Tehsil	Dhamdha
Pincode	491001
Area (hectares)	503.08 hectares
Population	1,162
Male Population	581
Female Population	581
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Potia compares

By the 2011 count Potia is the 74th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents. Its 503.08 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Potia

Potia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Potia as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Potia from other places

Potia lies about 22 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Bhilai Power House, about 17 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 Potia
Nearest town	Ahīwāra	4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhamdha	12 km
Nearest railway station	Bhilai Power House	17 km
District headquarters	Durg	22 km

Villages closest to Potia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Potia village had a population of 1,162. That makes it the 74th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents.

Potia village has 581 males and 581 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Potia has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Potia is 491001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Potia covers 503.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Potia falls under Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Potia is Bhilai Power House, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Potia is about 22 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Potia is in Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district. Ahīwāra is about 4.3 km away. Dhamdha is about 12 km away. Bhilai Power House is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.