About Potapara Village

Potapara is a mid sized village in Basna tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 736, made up of 363 males and 373 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 245.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496336, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Potapara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Potapara village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Mahasamund
Tehsil	Basna
Pincode	496336
Area (hectares)	245.17 hectares
Population	736
Male Population	363
Female Population	373
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,028
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Potapara compares

By the 2011 count Potapara is the 87th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 767 residents. Its 245.17 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 1016.

Getting to Potapara

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

Potapara lies about 74 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Komakhan railway station, about 45 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 Potapara
Tehsil headquarters	Basna	5.9 km
Nearest town	Saraipali	24 km
Nearest railway station	Komakhan railway station	45 km
District headquarters	Mahasamund	74 km

Villages closest to Potapara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Potapara village had a population of 736. That makes it the 87th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 767 residents.

Potapara village has 363 males and 373 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Potapara has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1016.

The pincode recorded for Potapara is 496336. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Potapara covers 245.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Potapara falls under Basna tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Potapara is Komakhan railway station, about 45 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 Potapara.

Potapara is about 74 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Potapara is in Basna tehsil of Mahasamund district. Basna is about 5.9 km away. Saraipali is about 24 km away. Komakhan railway station is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.