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About Pothi Village

Pothi is a large village in Gabhana tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,466, made up of 1,314 males and 1,152 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 234.84 hectares hectares.

Pothi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pothi village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Aligarh
Tehsil Gabhana
Area (hectares) 234.84 hectares
Population 2,466
Male Population 1,314
Female Population 1,152
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Pothi compares

By the 2011 count Pothi is the 33rd largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,953 residents. Its 234.84 hectares work out to about 11 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 Pothi

Pothi 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 Pothi as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pothi from other places

Pothi lies about 20 km from Aligarh, and the nearest railway station is Kulwa, about 8.0 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 Pothi
Tehsil headquarters Gabhana 4.3 km
Nearest railway station Kulwa 8.0 km
District headquarters Aligarh 20 km
Nearest town Alīgarh 20 km

Villages closest to Pothi

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.

Common questions about Pothi

As per the Census of India 2011, Pothi village had a population of 2,466. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,953 residents.

Pothi village has 1,314 males and 1,152 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pothi has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 881.

Pothi covers 234.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Pothi is Kulwa, about 8.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Pothi.

Pothi is about 20 km from Aligarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pothi is in Gabhana tehsil of Aligarh district. Gabhana is about 4.3 km away. Kulwa is about 8.0 km away. Aligarh is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Potha (under 2 km), Malikpuraa (1.6 km) and Lalpur (2.0 km).

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

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