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About Potso Village

Potso is a large village in Nawadih tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,865, made up of 1,428 males and 1,437 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 418.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Potso Overview

Census 2011 figures for Potso village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Bokaro
Tehsil Nawadih
Pincode 825102
Area (hectares) 418.84 hectares
Population 2,865
Male Population 1,428
Female Population 1,437
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Potso compares

By the 2011 count Potso is the 19th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,962 residents. Its 418.84 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Potso

Potso is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Potso as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Parasbani, Penk, Pilpilo and Pipradih. 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.

Common questions about Potso

As per the Census of India 2011, Potso village had a population of 2,865. That makes it the 19th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,962 residents.

Potso village has 1,428 males and 1,437 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Potso has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Potso is 825102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Potso covers 418.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Potso falls under Nawadih tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Potso notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Potso.

Potso is in Nawadih tehsil of Bokaro 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.

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

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