About Pothia Village

Pothia is a large village in Islampur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,108, made up of 1,571 males and 1,537 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 379.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pothia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pothia village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Islampur
Pincode	733202
Area (hectares)	379.19 hectares
Population	3,108
Male Population	1,571
Female Population	1,537
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	978
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pothia compares

By the 2011 count Pothia is the 33rd largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,055 residents. Its 379.19 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Pothia

Pothia is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pothia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Pothia from other places

Pothia lies about 50 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Pothia, about under 2 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 Pothia
Nearest railway station	Pothia	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Islampur	5.5 km
Nearest town	Islāmpur	5.5 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	50 km

Villages closest to Pothia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pothia village had a population of 3,108. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,055 residents.

Pothia village has 1,571 males and 1,537 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pothia has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Pothia is 733202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pothia covers 379.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pothia falls under Islampur tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Pothia is Pothia, about under 2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pothia.

Pothia is about 50 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pothia is in Islampur tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Pothia is about under 2 km away. Islampur is about 5.5 km away. Islāmpur is about 5.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.