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About Potla Kalan Village

Potla Kalan is a small village in Bhadesar tehsil, in the district of Chittaurgarh, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 454, made up of 226 males and 228 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 344.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 312602, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Potla Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Potla Kalan village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Chittaurgarh
Tehsil Bhadesar
Pincode 312602
Area (hectares) 344.81 hectares
Population 454
Male Population 226
Female Population 228
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
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 Potla Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Potla Kalan is the 83rd largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 773 residents. Its 344.81 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Potla Kalan

Potla Kalan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Potla Kalan 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 Potla Kalan from other places

Potla Kalan lies about 28 km from Chittaurgarh, and the nearest railway station is Shambhupura, 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 Potla Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Bhadesar 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Shambhupura 20 km
Nearest town Nīmbāhera 22 km
District headquarters Chittaurgarh 28 km

Villages closest to Potla Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhadesar 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 Potla Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Potla Kalan village had a population of 454. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 773 residents.

Potla Kalan village has 226 males and 228 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Potla Kalan has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Potla Kalan is 312602. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Potla Kalan covers 344.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Potla Kalan falls under Bhadesar tehsil of Chittaurgarh district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Potla Kalan is Shambhupura, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Potla Kalan.

Potla Kalan is about 28 km from Chittaurgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Potla Kalan is in Bhadesar tehsil of Chittaurgarh district. Bhadesar is about 3.8 km away. Shambhupura is about 20 km away. Nīmbāhera is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Charpotiya (under 2 km), Potla Khurd (under 2 km) and Dhanet (2.2 km).

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

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