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About Potlod Village

Potlod is a large village in Sawer tehsil, in the district of Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,015, made up of 1,594 males and 1,421 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1629.33 hectares hectares.

Potlod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Potlod village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Indore
Tehsil Sawer
Area (hectares) 1629.33 hectares
Population 3,015
Male Population 1,594
Female Population 1,421
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
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 Potlod compares

By the 2011 count Potlod is the 10th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,378 residents. Its 1629.33 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Potlod

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

Potlod lies about 34 km from Indore, and the nearest railway station is Fatehabad Chandrawatiganj Junction, about 2.9 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 Potlod
Nearest railway station Fatehabad Chandrawatiganj Junction 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Sawer 14 km
Nearest town Ujjain 22 km
District headquarters Indore 34 km

Villages closest to Potlod

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Potlod village had a population of 3,015. That makes it the 10th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,378 residents.

Potlod village has 1,594 males and 1,421 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Potlod has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Potlod covers 1629.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Potlod falls under Sawer tehsil of Indore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Potlod is Fatehabad Chandrawatiganj Junction, about 2.9 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 Potlod.

Potlod is about 34 km from Indore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Potlod is in Sawer tehsil of Indore district. Fatehabad Chandrawatiganj Junction is about 2.9 km away. Sawer is about 14 km away. Ujjain is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghatgara (3.6 km), Khamod Anjana (4.0 km) and Hansa Khedi (4.2 km).

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

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