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About Potapara Village

Potapara is a small village in Ramnagar I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 239, made up of 111 males and 128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,153 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721441, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Potapara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Potapara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Ramnagar I
Pincode 721441
Area (hectares) 22.16 hectares
Population 239
Male Population 111
Female Population 128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,153
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Potapara compares

By the 2011 count Potapara is the 123rd largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,182 residents. Its 22.16 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Potapara

Potapara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Potapara 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Palsandapur, Panch Daria, Pariharpur and Paschimbar. 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 Potapara

As per the Census of India 2011, Potapara village had a population of 239. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,182 residents.

Potapara village has 111 males and 128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Potapara has about 1153 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Potapara is 721441. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Potapara covers 22.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Potapara falls under Ramnagar I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Potapara notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ 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 Potapara.

Potapara is in Ramnagar I tehsil of Purba Medinipur 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 Potapara today is likely to be higher.

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