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About Potoli Village

Potoli is a small village in Khanapur tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 91, made up of 44 males and 47 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Potoli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Potoli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Khanapur
Pincode 591301
Area (hectares) 229.35 hectares
Population 91
Male Population 44
Female Population 47
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,068
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Potoli compares

By the 2011 count Potoli is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents. Its 229.35 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Potoli

Potoli is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Potoli as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Potoli from other places

Potoli lies about 21 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Khanapur, about 7.9 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 Potoli
Nearest railway station Khanapur 7.9 km
District headquarters Belgaum 21 km
Nearest town Belagavi 21 km

Villages closest to Potoli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Potoli village had a population of 91. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents.

Potoli village has 44 males and 47 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Potoli has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Potoli is 591301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Potoli covers 229.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Potoli falls under Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Potoli is Khanapur, about 7.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Potoli.

Potoli is about 21 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Potoli is in Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district. Khanapur is about 7.9 km away. Belgaum is about 21 km away. Belagavi is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Otoli (under 2 km), Modekop (1.6 km) and Malavi (2.2 km).

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

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