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About Potaria Village

Potaria is a large village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,343, made up of 1,713 males and 1,630 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181.91 hectares hectares.

Potaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Potaria village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Shahganj
Area (hectares) 181.91 hectares
Population 3,343
Male Population 1,713
Female Population 1,630
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Potaria compares

By the 2011 count Potaria is the 38th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 181.91 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Potaria

Potaria is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Potaria as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Potaria from other places

Potaria lies about 18 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Mihrawan, about 7.4 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 Potaria
Nearest railway station Mihrawan 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahganj 17 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 17 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 18 km

Villages closest to Potaria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Potaria village had a population of 3,343. That makes it the 38th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Potaria village has 1,713 males and 1,630 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Potaria has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Potaria covers 181.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Potaria falls under Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Potaria is Mihrawan, about 7.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Potaria.

Potaria is about 18 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Potaria is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Mihrawan is about 7.4 km away. Shahganj is about 17 km away. Shāhganj is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khudabandpur (under 2 km), Gulalpur (2.4 km) and Garothan (2.4 km).

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

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