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About Potiya Village

Potiya is a mid sized village in Bagbahra tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 761, made up of 374 males and 387 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 347.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Potiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Potiya village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Bagbahra
Pincode 493551
Area (hectares) 347.54 hectares
Population 761
Male Population 374
Female Population 387
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Potiya compares

By the 2011 count Potiya is the 87th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 735 residents. Its 347.54 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 1032.

Getting to Potiya

Potiya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Potiya as Available. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Potiya from other places

Potiya lies about 12 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Arand, about 5.0 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 Potiya
Nearest railway station Arand 5.0 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 12 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Bagbahra 20 km

Villages closest to Potiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Potiya village had a population of 761. That makes it the 87th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 735 residents.

Potiya village has 374 males and 387 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Potiya has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Potiya is 493551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Potiya covers 347.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Potiya falls under Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Potiya is Arand, about 5.0 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 km distance for Potiya.

Potiya is about 12 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Potiya is in Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district. Arand is about 5.0 km away. Mahasamund is about 12 km away. Mahāsamund is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khatti (2.1 km), Pacheda (2.2 km) and Mamabhancha (2.7 km).

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

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