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Potgah Population - Madhubani, Bihar

Potgah is a medium size village located in Harlakhi Block of Madhubani district, Bihar with total 402 families residing. The Potgah village has population of 1938 of which 1014 are males while 924 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Potgah village population of children with age 0-6 is 270 which makes up 13.93 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Potgah village is 911 which is lower than Bihar state average of 918. Child Sex Ratio for the Potgah as per census is 1126, higher than Bihar average of 935.

Potgah village has lower literacy rate compared to Bihar. In 2011, literacy rate of Potgah village was 46.58 % compared to 61.80 % of Bihar. In Potgah Male literacy stands at 54.34 % while female literacy rate was 37.77 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Potgah village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Potgah village.

Potgah Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 402 - -
Population 1,938 1,014 924
Child (0-6) 270 127 143
Schedule Caste 381 193 188
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 46.58 % 54.34 % 37.77 %
Total Workers 468 451 17
Main Worker 41 - -
Marginal Worker 427 413 14

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 19.66 % of total population in Potgah village. The village Potgah currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Potgah village out of total population, 468 were engaged in work activities. 8.76 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 91.24 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 468 workers engaged in Main Work, 15 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 12 were Agricultural labourer.