About Pottapatti Village

Pottapatti is a large village in Melur tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,382, made up of 1,640 males and 1,742 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1033.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pottapatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pottapatti village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Madurai
Tehsil	Melur
Pincode	625103
Area (hectares)	1033.27 hectares
Population	3,382
Male Population	1,640
Female Population	1,742
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,062
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pottapatti compares

By the 2011 count Pottapatti is the 30th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,077 residents. Its 1033.27 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Pottapatti

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

Pottapatti lies about 34 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Sivaganga, about 16 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 Pottapatti
Tehsil headquarters	Melur	11 km
Nearest railway station	Sivaganga	16 km
District headquarters	Madurai	34 km

Villages closest to Pottapatti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pottapatti village had a population of 3,382. That makes it the 30th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,077 residents.

Pottapatti village has 1,640 males and 1,742 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pottapatti has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Pottapatti is 625103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pottapatti covers 1033.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pottapatti falls under Melur tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pottapatti is Sivaganga, about 16 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 Pottapatti.

Pottapatti is about 34 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pottapatti is in Melur tehsil of Madurai district. Melur is about 11 km away. Sivaganga is about 16 km away. Madurai is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.