About Potapani Village

Potapani is a large village in Pali tehsil, in the district of Korba, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,140, made up of 1,070 males and 1,070 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1398.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Potapani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Potapani village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Korba
Tehsil	Pali
Pincode	496661
Area (hectares)	1398.66 hectares
Population	2,140
Male Population	1,070
Female Population	1,070
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Potapani compares

By the 2011 count Potapani is the 22nd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,372 residents. Its 1398.66 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Potapani

Potapani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Potapani as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Potapani from other places

Potapani lies about 36 km from Korba, and the nearest railway station is Gevra Road, about 31 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 Potapani
Tehsil headquarters	Pali	5.9 km
Nearest town	Katghora	21 km
Nearest railway station	Gevra Road	31 km
District headquarters	Korba	36 km

Villages closest to Potapani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Potapani village had a population of 2,140. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,372 residents.

Potapani village has 1,070 males and 1,070 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Potapani has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Potapani is 496661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Potapani covers 1398.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Potapani falls under Pali tehsil of Korba district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Potapani is Gevra Road, about 31 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 village for Potapani.

Potapani is about 36 km from Korba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Potapani is in Pali tehsil of Korba district. Pali is about 5.9 km away. Katghora is about 21 km away. Gevra Road is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.