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About Potalpani Village

Potalpani is a small village in Keolari tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 289, made up of 149 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 213 hectares hectares.

Potalpani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Potalpani village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Keolari
Area (hectares) 213 hectares
Population 289
Male Population 149
Female Population 140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
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 Potalpani compares

By the 2011 count Potalpani is the 138th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 829 residents. Its 213 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Potalpani

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

Potalpani lies about 58 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Gangatola, about 4.1 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 Potalpani
Nearest railway station Gangatola 4.1 km
Nearest town Nainpur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Keolari 12 km
District headquarters Seoni 58 km

Villages closest to Potalpani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Potalpani village had a population of 289. That makes it the 138th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 829 residents.

Potalpani village has 149 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Potalpani has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

Potalpani covers 213 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Potalpani falls under Keolari tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Potalpani is Gangatola, about 4.1 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 Potalpani.

Potalpani is about 58 km from Seoni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Potalpani is in Keolari tehsil of Seoni district. Gangatola is about 4.1 km away. Nainpur is about 11 km away. Keolari is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Turga (2.5 km), Aloni Khapa Mal (2.8 km) and Aloni Khapa Ryt (2.8 km).

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

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