Pota is a village

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located in the

Mahendragarh district Mahendragarh district is one of the 22 districts of Haryana state in northern India. The district occupies an area of 1,899 km² and has a population of 922,088 (2021census). District have 3 Sub-divisions : Narnaul, Mahendragarh and Kanina ...

in the Indian state of

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History

Pota is a village in Kanina tehsil in

state, India. It belongs to

Gurgaon Division Gurgaon division, officially known as Gurugram division, is one of the six divisions of Haryana, India. The division comprises the districts of Gurgaon, Mahendragarh and Rewari Rewari is a city and a Municipal Council in Rewari district in ...

. It is located 45 km towards North from District headquarters

Narnaul Narnaul is a city, a Municipal Council, and location of headquarters of the Mahendragarh district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is located in the National Capital Region of India. History Narnaul is built on a prominent tell, but th ...

. 20 km from district Mahendergarh. 18 km from Kanina. 327 km from State capital Chandigarh . The word ''Pota'' means "grandson" in Hindi. There are many stories as to how this name was coined, but the most famous story is that once a man along with his family members were passing by this area. They planned to stop here and take rest. The man's daughter in law who was pregnant gave birth to a boy. Being extremely elated the man decided to make this forest area a residential area and name it Pota, After that this is known by this name.

Demographics

The total population of the village is around 5,500. There are many castes in this village; notable among them are Yadavs (Ahir) and Rajputs (Thakur). The native language of Pota is

Haryanvi Haryanvi ( ' or '), also known as Bangru, is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in the state of Haryana in India, and to a lesser extent in Delhi. Haryanvi is considered to be part of the dialect group of Western Hindi, which also includes Kharib ...

, but most of the village people can speak and understand

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and

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Location

The nearest town is Kanina at a distance of about 18 km. It is located around 20 km away from district Mahendergarh. It is located around 327 km away from

Chandigarh Chandigarh () is a planned city in India. Chandigarh is bordered by the state of Punjab to the west and the south, and by the state of Haryana to the east. It constitutes the bulk of the Chandigarh Capital Region or Greater Chandigarh, which a ...

which is the state capital. The other major cities are

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and a distance of 106 km and

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at about 221 km away. The surrounding nearby villages and its distance from Pota are Sehlang, Bagoth, Chriya, Sayana, and Nautana.

Transport

It is connected by roads to all parts of the country. The nearest railway station is Gudha and Kanina at a distance of about 12 km and 18 km. The nearest airport is

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, Delhi situated at a distance of about 105 km.

Education

Schools

* Govt.Sr Sec school * RHM High School * Hindu High School

Nearest College/ University

Central University of Haryana Central University of Haryana is a central university in Jant-Pali villages, just from the City of Mahendragarh in Mahendragarh district of Haryana, India, has been established by an Act of Parliament: "The Central Universities Act, 2009" by t ...

* Dav College Of Engineering And Technology (davcet), Kanina * PKSD PG College Kanina *Government PG College Mahendergarh *Suraj PG College Mahendergarh *RPS College Mahendergarh *Yaduvanshi Degree College Mahendergarh *Janta College Charkhi dadri *BR Degree College Sehlang

Temple

* Baba kushaldas's temple * Baba brahampuri Maharaj temple * Baba Nur-Kha temple *And many temples are like lord ram, mata mandir and Sarva Dharam mandir

References

Villages in Mahendragarh district {{Haryana-geo-stub