About Pothiar Village

Pothiar is a small village in Goalpokhar II tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 105, made up of 60 males and 45 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 750 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pothiar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pothiar village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Goalpokhar II
Pincode	733201
Area (hectares)	57.47 hectares
Population	105
Male Population	60
Female Population	45
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	750
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pothiar compares

By the 2011 count Pothiar is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 57.47 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Pothiar

Pothiar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pothiar 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pothiar from other places

Pothiar lies about 5.4 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Surja Kama, about 5.3 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 Pothiar
Nearest railway station	Surja Kama	5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Goalpokhar II	5.4 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	5.4 km
Nearest town	Kishanganj	19 km

Villages closest to Pothiar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goalpokhar II 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 Pothiar

As per the Census of India 2011, Pothiar village had a population of 105. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Pothiar village has 60 males and 45 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pothiar has about 750 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Pothiar is 733201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pothiar covers 57.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pothiar falls under Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Pothiar is Surja Kama, about 5.3 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 - 10 km distance for Pothiar.

Pothiar is about 5.4 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pothiar is in Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Surja Kama is about 5.3 km away. Goalpokhar II is about 5.4 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 5.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.