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About Potalia Village

Potalia is a large village in Kushalgarh tehsil, in the district of Banswara, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,916, made up of 1,460 males and 1,456 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 410 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 327801, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Potalia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Potalia village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Banswara
Tehsil Kushalgarh
Pincode 327801
Area (hectares) 410 hectares
Population 2,916
Male Population 1,460
Female Population 1,456
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Potalia compares

By the 2011 count Potalia is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 926 residents. Its 410 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Potalia

Potalia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Potalia as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Potalia from other places

Potalia lies about 39 km from Banswara, and the nearest railway station is Bhairongarh, about 17 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 Potalia
Nearest railway station Bhairongarh 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Kushalgarh 24 km
Nearest town Ratlām 38 km
District headquarters Banswara 39 km

Villages closest to Potalia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Potalia village had a population of 2,916. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 926 residents.

Potalia village has 1,460 males and 1,456 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Potalia has about 997 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 990.

The pincode recorded for Potalia is 327801. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Potalia covers 410 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Potalia falls under Kushalgarh tehsil of Banswara district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Potalia is Bhairongarh, about 17 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Potalia.

Potalia is about 39 km from Banswara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Potalia is in Kushalgarh tehsil of Banswara district. Bhairongarh is about 17 km away. Kushalgarh is about 24 km away. Ratlām is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Potaliya (under 2 km), Kadwali Khurd (2.2 km) and Kadwalikalan (2.7 km).

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

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