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About Pothyai Village

Pothyai is a mid sized village in Khaniyadhana tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,595, made up of 815 males and 780 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 337.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 473990, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pothyai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pothyai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Khaniyadhana
Pincode 473990
Area (hectares) 337.17 hectares
Population 1,595
Male Population 815
Female Population 780
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pothyai compares

By the 2011 count Pothyai is the 29th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,216 residents. Its 337.17 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Pothyai

Pothyai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pothyai 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 Pipra Achhrauni, Piprai, Piprauda Ubrai and Piproda Alam. 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 Pothyai

As per the Census of India 2011, Pothyai village had a population of 1,595. That makes it the 29th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,216 residents.

Pothyai village has 815 males and 780 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pothyai has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 879.

The pincode recorded for Pothyai is 473990. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pothyai covers 337.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pothyai falls under Khaniyadhana tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Pothyai 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 Pothyai.

Pothyai is in Khaniyadhana tehsil of Shivpuri 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 Pothyai today is likely to be higher.

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