About Potra Village

Potra is a large village in Lailunga tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,011, made up of 994 males and 1,017 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 697.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Potra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Potra village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Raigarh
Tehsil	Lailunga
Pincode	496113
Area (hectares)	697.76 hectares
Population	2,011
Male Population	994
Female Population	1,017
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,023
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Potra compares

By the 2011 count Potra is the 13th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,024 residents. Its 697.76 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 1014.

Getting to Potra

Potra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Potra 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. The nearest villages by name are Phulikunda, Phutaha Munda, Piparahi and Pokdega. 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.

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Common questions about Potra

As per the Census of India 2011, Potra village had a population of 2,011. That makes it the 13th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,024 residents.

Potra village has 994 males and 1,017 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Potra has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Potra is 496113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Potra covers 697.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Potra falls under Lailunga tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

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

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Potra.

Potra is in Lailunga tehsil of Raigarh 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.