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About Pothenahalli Village

Pothenahalli is a mid sized village in Gauribidanur tehsil, in the district of Chikkaballapura, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,765, made up of 921 males and 844 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 332.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 561213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pothenahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pothenahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikkaballapura
Tehsil Gauribidanur
Pincode 561213
Area (hectares) 332.66 hectares
Population 1,765
Male Population 921
Female Population 844
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pothenahalli compares

By the 2011 count Pothenahalli is the 37th largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents. Its 332.66 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Pothenahalli

Pothenahalli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pothenahalli as Available within village. 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 Pothenahalli from other places

Pothenahalli lies about 24 km from Chikkaballapura, and the nearest railway station is Thondebhavi, about 2.7 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 Pothenahalli
Nearest railway station Thondebhavi 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Gauribidanur 9.3 km
District headquarters Chikkaballapura 24 km

Villages closest to Pothenahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pothenahalli village had a population of 1,765. That makes it the 37th largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents.

Pothenahalli village has 921 males and 844 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pothenahalli has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Pothenahalli is 561213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pothenahalli covers 332.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pothenahalli falls under Gauribidanur tehsil of Chikkaballapura district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Pothenahalli is Thondebhavi, about 2.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pothenahalli.

Pothenahalli is about 24 km from Chikkaballapura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pothenahalli is in Gauribidanur tehsil of Chikkaballapura district. Thondebhavi is about 2.7 km away. Gauribidanur is about 9.3 km away. Chikkaballapura is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamalapura (under 2 km), Reddydyavarahalli (1.8 km) and Charakamittenehalli (2.0 km).

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

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