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About Pothaganahalli Village

Pothaganahalli is a large village in Pavagada tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,940, made up of 1,483 males and 1,457 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1088.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pothaganahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pothaganahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Pavagada
Pincode 572141
Area (hectares) 1088.47 hectares
Population 2,940
Male Population 1,483
Female Population 1,457
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pothaganahalli compares

By the 2011 count Pothaganahalli is the 16th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,459 residents. Its 1088.47 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Pothaganahalli

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

Pothaganahalli lies about 105 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Kadiridevarapalli, about 15 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 Pothaganahalli
Nearest railway station Kadiridevarapalli 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Pavagada 21 km
Nearest town Pāvugada 21 km
District headquarters Tumkur 105 km

Villages closest to Pothaganahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pothaganahalli village had a population of 2,940. That makes it the 16th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,459 residents.

Pothaganahalli village has 1,483 males and 1,457 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pothaganahalli has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Pothaganahalli is 572141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pothaganahalli covers 1088.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pothaganahalli falls under Pavagada tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Pothaganahalli is Kadiridevarapalli, about 15 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 village for Pothaganahalli.

Pothaganahalli is about 105 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pothaganahalli is in Pavagada tehsil of Tumkur district. Kadiridevarapalli is about 15 km away. Pavagada is about 21 km away. Pāvugada 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 Kunihalli (1.9 km), Hosadurga (2.1 km) and Bheemanakunte (2.7 km).

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

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