About Potha Village

Potha is a mid sized village in Gabhana tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 693, made up of 367 males and 326 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.44 hectares hectares.

Potha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Potha village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Aligarh
Tehsil	Gabhana
Area (hectares)	83.44 hectares
Population	693
Male Population	367
Female Population	326
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	888
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Potha compares

By the 2011 count Potha is the 129th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,953 residents. Its 83.44 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Potha

Potha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Potha as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Potha from other places

Potha lies about 21 km from Aligarh, and the nearest railway station is Kulwa, about 8.9 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 Potha
Tehsil headquarters	Gabhana	4.8 km
Nearest railway station	Kulwa	8.9 km
District headquarters	Aligarh	21 km
Nearest town	Alīgarh	21 km

Villages closest to Potha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Potha village had a population of 693. That makes it the 129th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,953 residents.

Potha village has 367 males and 326 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Potha has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 881.

Potha covers 83.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Potha falls under Gabhana tehsil of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Potha is Kulwa, about 8.9 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 10+ km distance for Potha.

Potha is about 21 km from Aligarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Potha is in Gabhana tehsil of Aligarh district. Gabhana is about 4.8 km away. Kulwa is about 8.9 km away. Aligarh is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.