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About Pota Village

Pota is a mid sized village in Nandura tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 717, made up of 376 males and 341 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 395.82 hectares hectares.

Pota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pota village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Nandura
Area (hectares) 395.82 hectares
Population 717
Male Population 376
Female Population 341
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pota compares

By the 2011 count Pota is the 63rd largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,290 residents. Its 395.82 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Pota

Pota is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pota as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Pota from other places

Pota lies about 32 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Kumgaon Burti, about 12 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 Pota
Nearest railway station Kumgaon Burti 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Nandura 14 km
Nearest town Nāndūra 14 km
District headquarters Buldana 32 km

Villages closest to Pota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pota village had a population of 717. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,290 residents.

Pota village has 376 males and 341 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pota has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Pota covers 395.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pota falls under Nandura tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pota is Kumgaon Burti, about 12 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 10+ km distance for Pota.

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

Pota is in Nandura tehsil of Buldana district. Kumgaon Burti is about 12 km away. Nandura is about 14 km away. Nāndūra is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wadi Pr Malkapur (1.9 km), Mahalundi Pr Wadner (2.7 km) and Tarwadi (2.8 km).

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

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