About Pothing Village

Pothing is a large village in Kapkot tehsil, in the district of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,148, made up of 1,003 males and 1,145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,142 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1148.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263633, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pothing Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pothing village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Bageshwar
Tehsil	Kapkot
Pincode	263633
Area (hectares)	1148.24 hectares
Population	2,148
Male Population	1,003
Female Population	1,145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,142
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pothing compares

By the 2011 count Pothing is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 1148.24 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1098.

Getting to Pothing

Pothing is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pothing as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Pothing from other places

Pothing lies about 18 km from Bageshwar, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 85 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 Pothing
Tehsil headquarters	Kapkot	4.2 km
District headquarters	Bageshwar	18 km
Nearest town	Almora	47 km
Nearest railway station	Kathgodam	85 km

Villages closest to Pothing

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pothing village had a population of 2,148. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Pothing village has 1,003 males and 1,145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pothing has about 1142 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1098.

The pincode recorded for Pothing is 263633. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pothing covers 1148.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pothing falls under Kapkot tehsil of Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Pothing is Kathgodam, about 85 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pothing.

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

Pothing is in Kapkot tehsil of Bageshwar district. Kapkot is about 4.2 km away. Bageshwar is about 18 km away. Almora is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.