About Pothur Village

Pothur is a large village in Ambattur tehsil, in the district of Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,739, made up of 1,406 males and 1,333 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 464.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 600052, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pothur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pothur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thiruvallur
Tehsil	Ambattur
Pincode	600052
Area (hectares)	464.12 hectares
Population	2,739
Male Population	1,406
Female Population	1,333
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	948
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 8 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 7 km distance

How Pothur compares

By the 2011 count Pothur is the 6th largest of the 12 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,507 residents. Its 464.12 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Pothur

Pothur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Pothur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 8 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 7 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pothur from other places

Pothur lies about 27 km from Thiruvallur, and the nearest railway station is Ambattur, about 5.3 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 Pothur
Nearest town	Nāravārikuppam	4.7 km
Nearest railway station	Ambattur	5.3 km
District headquarters	Thiruvallur	27 km

Villages closest to Pothur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pothur village had a population of 2,739. That makes it the 6th largest of the 12 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,507 residents.

Pothur village has 1,406 males and 1,333 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pothur has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Pothur is 600052. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pothur covers 464.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pothur falls under Ambattur tehsil of Thiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pothur is Ambattur, about 5.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 7 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 8 km distance for Pothur.

Pothur is about 27 km from Thiruvallur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pothur is in Ambattur tehsil of Thiruvallur district. Nāravārikuppam is about 4.7 km away. Ambattur is about 5.3 km away. Thiruvallur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.