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Potma Population - Garhwa, Jharkhand

Potma is a medium size village located in Garhwa Block of Garhwa district, Jharkhand with total 201 families residing. The Potma village has population of 976 of which 503 are males while 473 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Potma village population of children with age 0-6 is 146 which makes up 14.96 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Potma village is 940 which is lower than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Potma as per census is 896, lower than Jharkhand average of 948.

Potma village has higher literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Potma village was 75.42 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Potma Male literacy stands at 87.09 % while female literacy rate was 63.12 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Potma 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 Potma village.

Potma Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 201 - -
Population 976 503 473
Child (0-6) 146 77 69
Schedule Caste 188 97 91
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 75.42 % 87.09 % 63.12 %
Total Workers 238 213 25
Main Worker 206 - -
Marginal Worker 32 25 7

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 19.26 % of total population in Potma village. The village Potma currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Potma village out of total population, 238 were engaged in work activities. 86.55 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13.45 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 238 workers engaged in Main Work, 36 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 11 were Agricultural labourer.