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About Pothangal Village

Pothangal is a large village in Navipet tehsil, in the district of Nizamabad, Telangana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,410, made up of 1,190 males and 1,220 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 775 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 503246, 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 Navipet
Pincode 503246
Area (hectares) 775 hectares
Population 2,410
Male Population 1,190
Female Population 1,220
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pothangal compares

By the 2011 count Pothangal is the 9th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,926 residents. Its 775 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1044.

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 <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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. 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
Tehsil headquarters Navipet 3.1 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 Navipet 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 Pothangal

As per the Census of India 2011, Pothangal village had a population of 2,410. That makes it the 9th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,926 residents.

Pothangal village has 1,190 males and 1,220 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pothangal has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1044.

The pincode recorded for Pothangal is 503246. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pothangal covers 775 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pothangal falls under Navipet tehsil of Nizamabad district in Telangana.

The census record for Pothangal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 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 Navipet tehsil of Nizamabad district. Navipet is about 3.1 km away. Nizamabad is about 16 km away. Nizāmābād is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Navipet (3.1 km), Shiranpalle (3.5 km) and Nagepur (3.5 km).

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

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