About Potiya Village

Potiya is a small village in Nainpur tehsil, in the district of Mandla, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 369, made up of 186 males and 183 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 484.67 hectares hectares.

Potiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Potiya village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Mandla
Tehsil	Nainpur
Area (hectares)	484.67 hectares
Population	369
Male Population	186
Female Population	183
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	984
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Potiya compares

By the 2011 count Potiya is the 116th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 834 residents. Its 484.67 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Potiya

Potiya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Potiya as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Potiya from other places

Potiya lies about 32 km from Mandla, and the nearest railway station is Pindrai, about 8.0 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 Potiya
Nearest railway station	Pindrai	8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nainpur	18 km
District headquarters	Mandla	32 km

Villages closest to Potiya

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

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Common questions about Potiya

As per the Census of India 2011, Potiya village had a population of 369. That makes it the 116th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 834 residents.

Potiya village has 186 males and 183 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Potiya has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1021.

Potiya covers 484.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Potiya falls under Nainpur tehsil of Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Potiya is Pindrai, about 8.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Potiya.

Potiya is about 32 km from Mandla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Potiya is in Nainpur tehsil of Mandla district. Pindrai is about 8.0 km away. Nainpur is about 18 km away. Mandla is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.