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About Potanai Village

Potanai is a mid sized village in Kalna II tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 629, made up of 323 males and 306 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Potanai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Potanai village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Kalna II
Pincode 713146
Area (hectares) 58.96 hectares
Population 629
Male Population 323
Female Population 306
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Potanai compares

By the 2011 count Potanai is the 85th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,404 residents. Its 58.96 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Potanai

Potanai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Potanai as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Panchdeuli, Panchrakhi, Pathar Ghata and Patilpara. 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 Potanai

As per the Census of India 2011, Potanai village had a population of 629. That makes it the 85th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,404 residents.

Potanai village has 323 males and 306 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Potanai has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Potanai is 713146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Potanai covers 58.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Potanai falls under Kalna II tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Potanai notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Potanai is in Kalna II tehsil of Barddhaman 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 Potanai today is likely to be higher.

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