Potgaon Population, Caste, Working Data Gadchiroli, Maharashtra - Census 2011

Potgaon is a village situated in Desaiganj taluka of Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 379 families residing in the village Potgaon. The total population of Potgaon is 1,403 out of which 704 are males and 699 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Potgaon is 993.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Potgaon village is 150 which is 11% of the total population. There are 68 male children and 82 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Potgaon is 1,206 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (993) of Potgaon village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Potgaon is 78.9%. Thus Potgaon village has a higher literacy rate compared to 66% of Gadchiroli district. The male literacy rate is 89.31% and the female literacy rate is 68.23% in Potgaon village.

Population
1,403
Families
379
Literacy
78.93%
Sex Ratio
993

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Potgaon village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Potgaon Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Potgaon village.

Total Male Female
Children 150 68 82
Literacy 78.93% 89.31% 68.23%
Scheduled Caste 219 114 105
Scheduled Tribe 328 171 157
Illiterate 414 136 278

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 23.4% of total population in Potgaon village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Potgaon village out of total population, 889 were engaged in work activities. 29.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 70.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 889 workers engaged in Main Work, 64 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 183 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 262 146 116
Cultivators 64 41 23
Agriculture Labourer 183 95 88
Other Workers 15 10 5
Marginal Workers 627 301 326
Non Working 514 257 257

Map of Potgaon, Gadchiroli, Maharashtra


Nearby Villages to Potgaon, Desaiganj

Below are the list of villages near Potgaon village in Desaiganj.

Village Population
Pimpalgaon 1,366
Vithalgaon 489
Kokadi 3,000
Shankarpur 1,415
Kurud 5,910
Tulshi 2,501
Kondhala 3,873
Visora 4,604
Shivrajpur Chak 1,113
Kalamgaon 4

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