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About Potro Village

Potro is a small village in Sisai tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 301, made up of 148 males and 153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Potro Overview

Census 2011 figures for Potro village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Sisai
Pincode 835224
Area (hectares) 122.43 hectares
Population 301
Male Population 148
Female Population 153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Potro compares

By the 2011 count Potro is the 78th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,360 residents. Its 122.43 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Potro

Potro is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Potro as Available within <5 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 Potro from other places

Potro lies about 27 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Bakaspur, about 27 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 Potro
Tehsil headquarters Sisai 3.0 km
Nearest railway station Bakaspur 27 km
District headquarters Gumla 27 km
Nearest town Gumlā 27 km

Villages closest to Potro

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Potro village had a population of 301. That makes it the 78th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,360 residents.

Potro village has 148 males and 153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Potro has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Potro is 835224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Potro covers 122.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Potro falls under Sisai tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Potro is Bakaspur, about 27 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 <5 km distance for Potro.

Potro is about 27 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Potro is in Sisai tehsil of Gumla district. Sisai is about 3.0 km away. Bakaspur is about 27 km away. Gumla is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhadauli (under 2 km), Sakrauli (1.6 km) and Gurugaon (1.9 km).

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

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