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About Pota Village

Pota is a mid sized village in Savner tehsil, in the district of Nagpur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,774, made up of 901 males and 873 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 278.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pota village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nagpur
Tehsil Savner
Pincode 441102
Area (hectares) 278.54 hectares
Population 1,774
Male Population 901
Female Population 873
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pota compares

By the 2011 count Pota is the 16th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,014 residents. Its 278.54 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Pota

Pota is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Pota as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 18 km from Nagpur, and the nearest railway station is Kapri Kheda, about 3.7 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 Kapri Kheda 3.7 km
Nearest town Mahādula 6.9 km
District headquarters Nagpur 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Savner 23 km

Villages closest to Pota

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Savner 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 1,774. That makes it the 16th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,014 residents.

Pota village has 901 males and 873 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pota has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Pota is 441102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pota covers 278.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pota falls under Savner tehsil of Nagpur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pota is Kapri Kheda, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pota.

Pota is about 18 km from Nagpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pota is in Savner tehsil of Nagpur district. Kapri Kheda is about 3.7 km away. Mahādula is about 6.9 km away. Nagpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sillewada (under 2 km), Pohana (2.3 km) and Rohana (2.3 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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