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About Pota Bk Village

Pota Bk is a mid sized village in Aundha tehsil, in the district of Hingoli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,274, made up of 651 males and 623 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 469 hectares hectares.

Pota Bk Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pota Bk village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Hingoli
Tehsil Aundha
Area (hectares) 469 hectares
Population 1,274
Male Population 651
Female Population 623
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pota Bk compares

By the 2011 count Pota Bk is the 56th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,535 residents. Its 469 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Pota Bk

Pota Bk is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pota Bk as Available within village. 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 Bk from other places

Pota Bk lies about 32 km from Hingoli, and the nearest railway station is Junona, about 23 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 Bk
Nearest railway station Junona 23 km
Nearest town Basmat 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Aundha 32 km
District headquarters Hingoli 32 km

Villages closest to Pota Bk

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pota Bk village had a population of 1,274. That makes it the 56th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,535 residents.

Pota Bk village has 651 males and 623 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pota Bk has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

Pota Bk covers 469 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pota Bk falls under Aundha tehsil of Hingoli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pota Bk is Junona, about 23 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pota Bk.

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

Pota Bk is in Aundha tehsil of Hingoli district. Junona is about 23 km away. Basmat is about 29 km away. Aundha is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ankhali (under 2 km), Takalgavhan Tarf Aundha (under 2 km) and Pota Kh (under 2 km).

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

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