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About Potiya Village

Potiya is a mid sized village in Bindranavagarh tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 874, made up of 429 males and 445 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 481 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493889, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Potiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Potiya village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Bindranavagarh
Pincode 493889
Area (hectares) 481 hectares
Population 874
Male Population 429
Female Population 445
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Potiya compares

By the 2011 count Potiya is the 28th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 576 residents. Its 481 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 1028.

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 - 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 Potiya from other places

Potiya lies about 30 km from Raipur, 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 Potiya
Nearest town Ahīwāra 4.3 km
Nearest railway station Bhilai Power House 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Bindranavagarh 30 km
District headquarters Raipur 30 km

Villages closest to Potiya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bindranavagarh 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 874. That makes it the 28th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 576 residents.

Potiya village has 429 males and 445 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Potiya has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Potiya is 493889. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Potiya covers 481 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Potiya falls under Bindranavagarh tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Potiya 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 Potiya.

Potiya is about 30 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Potiya is in Bindranavagarh tehsil of Raipur district. Ahīwāra is about 4.3 km away. Bhilai Power House is about 17 km away. Bindranavagarh is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pathar (4.6 km), Dumarbahara (10 km) and Adar (16 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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