About Potra Village

Potra is a large village in Kalamnuri tehsil, in the district of Hingoli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,877, made up of 1,482 males and 1,395 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1187.14 hectares hectares.

Potra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Potra village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Hingoli
Tehsil	Kalamnuri
Area (hectares)	1187.14 hectares
Population	2,877
Male Population	1,482
Female Population	1,395
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	941
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Potra compares

By the 2011 count Potra is the 11th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,458 residents. Its 1187.14 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Potra

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

Potra lies about 26 km from Hingoli, and the nearest railway station is Bolda, about 3.2 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 Potra
Nearest railway station	Bolda	3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kalamnuri	16 km
Nearest town	Kalamnūri	16 km
District headquarters	Hingoli	26 km

Villages closest to Potra

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

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Common questions about Potra

As per the Census of India 2011, Potra village had a population of 2,877. That makes it the 11th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,458 residents.

Potra village has 1,482 males and 1,395 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Potra has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Potra covers 1187.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Potra falls under Kalamnuri tehsil of Hingoli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Potra is Bolda, about 3.2 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 Potra.

Potra is about 26 km from Hingoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Potra is in Kalamnuri tehsil of Hingoli district. Bolda is about 3.2 km away. Kalamnuri is about 16 km away. Kalamnūri is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.