About Pothangal Village

Pothangal is one of the larger villages in Kotgiri tehsil, in the district of Nizamabad, Telangana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,704, made up of 3,307 males and 3,397 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1317 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 503207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pothangal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pothangal village
Description	Value
State	Telangana
District	Nizamabad
Tehsil	Kotgiri
Pincode	503207
Area (hectares)	1317 hectares
Population	6,704
Male Population	3,307
Female Population	3,397
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,027
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pothangal compares

By the 2011 count Pothangal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,836 residents. Its 1317 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Pothangal

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

Pothangal lies about 16 km from Nizamabad, and the nearest railway station is Navipet, about 3.6 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 Pothangal
Nearest railway station	Navipet	3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kotgiri	16 km
District headquarters	Nizamabad	16 km
Nearest town	Nizāmābād	16 km

Villages closest to Pothangal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pothangal village had a population of 6,704. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,836 residents.

Pothangal village has 3,307 males and 3,397 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pothangal has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Pothangal is 503207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pothangal covers 1317 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pothangal falls under Kotgiri tehsil of Nizamabad district in Telangana.

The nearest railway station to Pothangal is Navipet, about 3.6 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 10+ km distance for Pothangal.

Pothangal is about 16 km from Nizamabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pothangal is in Kotgiri tehsil of Nizamabad district. Navipet is about 3.6 km away. Kotgiri is about 16 km away. Nizamabad is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.