About Potlan Village

Potlan is one of the larger villages in Sahara tehsil, in the district of Bhilwara, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,204, made up of 3,605 males and 3,599 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2635 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 311806, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Potlan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Potlan village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Bhilwara
Tehsil	Sahara
Pincode	311806
Area (hectares)	2635 hectares
Population	7,204
Male Population	3,605
Female Population	3,599
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	998
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Potlan compares

By the 2011 count Potlan is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents. Its 2635 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 1029.

Getting to Potlan

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

Potlan lies about 49 km from Bhilwara, and the nearest railway station is Kuanriya, about 20 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 Potlan
Tehsil headquarters	Sahara	6.7 km
Nearest railway station	Kuanriya	20 km
Nearest town	Kapasan	30 km
District headquarters	Bhilwara	49 km

Villages closest to Potlan

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

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Common questions about Potlan

As per the Census of India 2011, Potlan village had a population of 7,204. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents.

Potlan village has 3,605 males and 3,599 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Potlan has about 998 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 1029.

The pincode recorded for Potlan is 311806. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Potlan covers 2635 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Potlan falls under Sahara tehsil of Bhilwara district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Potlan is Kuanriya, about 20 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 village for Potlan.

Potlan is about 49 km from Bhilwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Potlan is in Sahara tehsil of Bhilwara district. Sahara is about 6.7 km away. Kuanriya is about 20 km away. Kapasan is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.