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About Poti Village

Poti is a mid sized village in Mangrulpir tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,260, made up of 658 males and 602 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 841 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 444403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Poti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poti village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Mangrulpir
Pincode 444403
Area (hectares) 841 hectares
Population 1,260
Male Population 658
Female Population 602
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Poti compares

By the 2011 count Poti is the 44th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,210 residents. Its 841 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 938.

Getting to Poti

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

Poti lies about 40 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Karanja, about 16 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 Poti
Tehsil headquarters Mangrulpir 8.3 km
Nearest town Mangrūl Pīr 8.3 km
Nearest railway station Karanja 16 km
District headquarters Washim 40 km

Villages closest to Poti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Poti village had a population of 1,260. That makes it the 44th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,210 residents.

Poti village has 658 males and 602 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poti has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Poti is 444403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Poti covers 841 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Poti falls under Mangrulpir tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Poti is Karanja, about 16 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 Poti.

Poti is about 40 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Poti is in Mangrulpir tehsil of Washim district. Mangrulpir is about 8.3 km away. Mangrūl Pīr is about 8.3 km away. Karanja is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belkhed (2.2 km), Dawakha (2.7 km) and Parwa (2.8 km).

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

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