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About Potha Village

Potha is a large village in Surankote tehsil, in the district of Punch, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,988, made up of 2,202 males and 1,786 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 811 females per 1000 males. The village covers 429 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Potha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Potha village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Punch
Tehsil Surankote
Pincode 185202
Area (hectares) 429 hectares
Population 3,988
Male Population 2,202
Female Population 1,786
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 811
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Potha compares

By the 2011 count Potha is the 13th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,576 residents. Its 429 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Potha

Potha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Potha as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Potha from other places

Potha lies about 19 km from Punch, and the nearest railway station is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 60 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 Potha
Tehsil headquarters Surankote 19 km
District headquarters Punch 19 km
Nearest town Pūnch 19 km
Nearest railway station Naid Gaam Railway Station 60 km

Villages closest to Potha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Potha village had a population of 3,988. That makes it the 13th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,576 residents.

Potha village has 2,202 males and 1,786 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Potha has about 811 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Potha is 185202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Potha covers 429 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Potha falls under Surankote tehsil of Punch district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Potha is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 60 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Potha.

Potha is about 19 km from Punch in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Potha is in Surankote tehsil of Punch district. Surankote is about 19 km away. Punch is about 19 km away. Pūnch is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Samote (under 2 km), Kalar Kattal (2.0 km) and Surankot (2.1 km).

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

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