Pota is a village panchayat 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 4 Sub-divisions : Narnaul, Mahendragarh, Nangal ...

in the Indian state of

Haryana Haryana () is a States and union territories of India, state located in the northern part of India. It was carved out after the linguistic reorganisation of Punjab, India, Punjab on 1 November 1966. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with les ...

Location and history

Pota is a village in Kanina tehsil in

state, India. It belongs to Gurgaon Division. It is located 45 km towards north from district headquarter

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 & etymology During the early vedic period o ...

. 20 km from district

Mahendergarh Mahendragarh is a city and a municipal committee in Mahendragarh district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is nearly from Gurgaon and comes under National Capital Region (India). Etymology Earlier earlier was known as Kanaud because it ...

. 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

In the 2011 census, the total population of the village was 3,287, of whom 388 (11.8%) were children. In 2011, the literacy rate stood at 81.06%, with the male literacy rate higher (92.53%) than the female literacy rate (68.76%). There are many castes in this village; notable among them are Yadav (Ahir) and Rajputs (Thakur). The native language of Pota is

Haryanvi Haryanvi (हरियाणवी or हरयाणवी) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken primarily in the Indian state of Haryana and the territory of Delhi. Haryanvi is considered to be part of the dialect group of Western Hindi, which a ...

Hindi, but most of the village people can speak and understand

Hindi Modern Standard Hindi (, ), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the Standard language, standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of India, official language of the Government ...

and English.

Location

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

and 20 km away from

Charkhi dadri Charkhi Dadri is a city and the headquarters of Charkhi Dadri district in the Indian state of Haryana, about 90 km from the national capital Delhi. The town was made by joining the villages of Charkhi and Dadri after urban development. Ch ...

. It is located around 327 km away from

Chandigarh Chandigarh is a city and union territory in northern India, serving as the shared capital of the states of Punjab and Haryana. Situated near the foothills of the Shivalik range of Himalayas, it borders Haryana to the east and Punjab in the ...

which is the state capital. The other major cities are

Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, but spread chiefly to the west, or beyond its Bank (geography ...

and a distance of 106 km and

Jaipur Jaipur (; , ) is the List of state and union territory capitals in India, capital and the List of cities and towns in Rajasthan, largest city of the north-western States and union territories of India, Indian state of Rajasthan. , the city had ...

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

Indira Gandhi International Airport Indira Gandhi International Airport is the primary international airport serving New Delhi, the capital of India, and the National Capital Region (NCR). The airport, spread over an area of ,

, Delhi situated at a distance of about 105 km.

Highway

Connected by Highway NH-152D

Education

Schools

* Govt. Sr Sec School , Pota * RHM High School * Hindu High School *

Nearest College/ University

Central University of Haryana Central University of Haryana is a central university in Jaat-Pali villages, just from the City of Mahendragarh and from Kanina khas, Kanina in Mahendragarh district of Haryana, India, has been established by an Act of Parliament: "The Centra ...

* Dav College Of Engineering And Technology (davcet), Kanina * PKSD PG College Kanina *Government PG College

*Suraj PG College Mahendergarh *RPS College Mahendergarh *Yaduvanshi Degree College Mahendergarh *Janta College

*BR Degree College Sehlang

Temple

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

References

Villages in Mahendragarh district {{Haryana-geo-stub