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About Potaliya Village

Potaliya is a mid sized village in Sitamau tehsil, in the district of Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 656, made up of 339 males and 317 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 249 hectares hectares.

Potaliya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Potaliya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandsaur
Tehsil Sitamau
Area (hectares) 249 hectares
Population 656
Male Population 339
Female Population 317
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Potaliya compares

By the 2011 count Potaliya is the 97th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,114 residents. Its 249 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Potaliya

Potaliya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Potaliya as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Potaliya from other places

Potaliya lies about 37 km from Mandsaur, and the nearest railway station is Thuria, about 19 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 Potaliya
Tehsil headquarters Sitamau 9.8 km
Nearest railway station Thuria 19 km
Nearest town Alot 25 km
District headquarters Mandsaur 37 km

Villages closest to Potaliya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Potaliya village had a population of 656. That makes it the 97th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,114 residents.

Potaliya village has 339 males and 317 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Potaliya has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Potaliya covers 249 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Potaliya falls under Sitamau tehsil of Mandsaur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Potaliya is Thuria, about 19 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 village for Potaliya.

Potaliya is about 37 km from Mandsaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Potaliya is in Sitamau tehsil of Mandsaur district. Sitamau is about 9.8 km away. Thuria is about 19 km away. Alot is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ralayata (under 2 km), Gudbheli (under 2 km) and Sansripiplya (1.8 km).

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

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