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About Pota Village

Pota is a large village in Sambhal tehsil, in the district of Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,491, made up of 1,858 males and 1,633 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190.84 hectares hectares.

Pota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pota village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Moradabad
Tehsil Sambhal
Area (hectares) 190.84 hectares
Population 3,491
Male Population 1,858
Female Population 1,633
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pota compares

By the 2011 count Pota is the 58th largest of the 362 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,056 residents. Its 190.84 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Pota

The census records public bus service for Pota as Available within <5 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 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Peli, Pepli Rahmanpur, Petiya and Phul Singh. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Pota

As per the Census of India 2011, Pota village had a population of 3,491. That makes it the 58th largest of the 362 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,056 residents.

Pota village has 1,858 males and 1,633 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pota has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 906.

Pota covers 190.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pota falls under Sambhal tehsil of Moradabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Pota notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Pota is in Sambhal tehsil of Moradabad district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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