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About Potam Village

Potam is a mid sized village in Lawalaung tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,076, made up of 553 males and 523 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 909 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Potam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Potam village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Lawalaung
Pincode 825404
Area (hectares) 909 hectares
Population 1,076
Male Population 553
Female Population 523
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
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 Potam compares

By the 2011 count Potam is the 14th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 522 residents. Its 909 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Potam

Potam is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Potam 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 Potam from other places

Potam lies about 16 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Shivpur, about 24 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 Potam
Tehsil headquarters Lawalaung 16 km
District headquarters Chatra 16 km
Nearest town Chatrā 16 km
Nearest railway station Shivpur 24 km

Villages closest to Potam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Potam village had a population of 1,076. That makes it the 14th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 522 residents.

Potam village has 553 males and 523 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Potam has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Potam is 825404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Potam covers 909 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Potam falls under Lawalaung tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Potam is Shivpur, about 24 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 Potam.

Potam is about 16 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Potam is in Lawalaung tehsil of Chatra district. Lawalaung is about 16 km away. Chatra is about 16 km away. Chatrā is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banchatra (under 2 km), Katia (2.4 km) and Mali (2.7 km).

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

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