About Pota Village

Pota is a mid sized village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 659, made up of 323 males and 336 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 200 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pota village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Hoshiarpur
Tehsil	Mukerian
Pincode	144214
Area (hectares)	200 hectares
Population	659
Male Population	323
Female Population	336
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,040
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pota compares

By the 2011 count Pota is the 148th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 200 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Pota

Pota is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pota as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Pind Sahibka, Piru Chak, Plaki and Pohari. 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.

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Common questions about Pota

As per the Census of India 2011, Pota village had a population of 659. That makes it the 148th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Pota village has 323 males and 336 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pota has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Pota is 144214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pota covers 200 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pota falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The census record for Pota notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Pota is in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur 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.