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About Potgaon Village

Potgaon is a mid sized village in Murbad tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,013, made up of 515 males and 498 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 483.27 hectares hectares.

Potgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Potgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Murbad
Area (hectares) 483.27 hectares
Population 1,013
Male Population 515
Female Population 498
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Potgaon compares

By the 2011 count Potgaon is the 61st largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 842 residents. Its 483.27 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Potgaon

Potgaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Potgaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Patgaon, Pawale, Pendhari and Pimpalgaon. 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 Potgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Potgaon village had a population of 1,013. That makes it the 61st largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 842 residents.

Potgaon village has 515 males and 498 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Potgaon has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

Potgaon covers 483.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Potgaon falls under Murbad tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Potgaon notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Potgaon.

Potgaon is in Murbad tehsil of Thane 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 Potgaon today is likely to be higher.

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