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About Pothiwara Village

Pothiwara is a mid sized village in Bagidora tehsil, in the district of Banswara, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,475, made up of 751 males and 724 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 368 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 327031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pothiwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pothiwara village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Banswara
Tehsil Bagidora
Pincode 327031
Area (hectares) 368 hectares
Population 1,475
Male Population 751
Female Population 724
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pothiwara compares

By the 2011 count Pothiwara is the 78th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,215 residents. Its 368 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Pothiwara

Pothiwara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pothiwara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pothiwara from other places

Pothiwara lies about 48 km from Banswara, and the nearest railway station is Jekot, about 54 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 Pothiwara
Tehsil headquarters Bagidora 26 km
Nearest town Jhālod 30 km
District headquarters Banswara 48 km
Nearest railway station Jekot 54 km

Villages closest to Pothiwara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pothiwara village had a population of 1,475. That makes it the 78th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,215 residents.

Pothiwara village has 751 males and 724 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pothiwara has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Pothiwara is 327031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pothiwara covers 368 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pothiwara falls under Bagidora tehsil of Banswara district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Pothiwara is Jekot, about 54 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pothiwara.

Pothiwara is about 48 km from Banswara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pothiwara is in Bagidora tehsil of Banswara district. Bagidora is about 26 km away. Jhālod is about 30 km away. Banswara is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Obla (under 2 km), Pandola (2.5 km) and Ambadara (2.6 km).

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

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