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About Potaliya Village

Potaliya is a mid sized village in Sojat tehsil, in the district of Pali, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 688, made up of 352 males and 336 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1217 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 306104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Potaliya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Potaliya village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Pali
Tehsil Sojat
Pincode 306104
Area (hectares) 1217 hectares
Population 688
Male Population 352
Female Population 336
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Potaliya compares

By the 2011 count Potaliya is the 81st largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,344 residents. Its 1217 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Potaliya

Potaliya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Potaliya as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Potaliya from other places

Potaliya lies about 32 km from Pali, and the nearest railway station is Bhawi, about 30 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 Potaliya
Nearest railway station Bhawi 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Sojat 32 km
District headquarters Pali 32 km

Villages closest to Potaliya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Potaliya village had a population of 688. That makes it the 81st largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,344 residents.

Potaliya village has 352 males and 336 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Potaliya has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Potaliya is 306104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Potaliya covers 1217 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Potaliya falls under Sojat tehsil of Pali district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Potaliya is Bhawi, about 30 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Potaliya.

Potaliya is about 32 km from Pali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Potaliya is in Sojat tehsil of Pali district. Bhawi is about 30 km away. Sojat is about 32 km away. Pali is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandasani (2.1 km), Napawas (2.6 km) and Sobrawas (3.4 km).

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

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