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About Potha Village

Potha is a small village in Kalakote tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 392, made up of 211 males and 181 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185201, 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 Rajouri
Tehsil Kalakote
Pincode 185201
Area (hectares) 114.1 hectares
Population 392
Male Population 211
Female Population 181
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 858
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Potha compares

By the 2011 count Potha is the 52nd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents. Its 114.1 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Potha

Potha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Potha as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Potha from other places

Potha lies about 13 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 58 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
Nearest town Rajaori 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Kalakote 12 km
District headquarters Rajouri 13 km
Nearest railway station Dugga 58 km

Villages closest to Potha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kalakote 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 392. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents.

Potha village has 211 males and 181 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Potha has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Potha is 185201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Potha covers 114.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Potha falls under Kalakote tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Potha is Dugga, about 58 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Potha.

Potha is about 13 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Potha is in Kalakote tehsil of Rajouri district. Rajaori is about 10 km away. Kalakote is about 12 km away. Rajouri is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Owdarni (3.6 km), Khabar (5.2 km) and Sand Khattoti (5.2 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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