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About Potlai Village

Potlai is a small village in Kurai tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 326, made up of 167 males and 159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 378.16 hectares hectares.

Potlai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Potlai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Kurai
Area (hectares) 378.16 hectares
Population 326
Male Population 167
Female Population 159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Potlai compares

By the 2011 count Potlai is the 119th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 624 residents. Its 378.16 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 well below the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Potlai

Potlai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Potlai 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. The nearest villages by name are Pipariya, Piparkhuta, Piparwani and Pitesur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Potlai

As per the Census of India 2011, Potlai village had a population of 326. That makes it the 119th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 624 residents.

Potlai village has 167 males and 159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Potlai has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1029.

Potlai covers 378.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Potlai falls under Kurai tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Potlai notes the nearest railway station 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 Potlai.

Potlai is in Kurai tehsil of Seoni district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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