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Potegaon Population - Gadchiroli, Maharashtra

Potegaon is a medium size village located in Gadchiroli Taluka of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra with total 293 families residing. The Potegaon village has population of 1562 of which 817 are males while 745 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Potegaon village population of children with age 0-6 is 142 which makes up 9.09 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Potegaon village is 912 which is lower than Maharashtra state average of 929. Child Sex Ratio for the Potegaon as per census is 1536, higher than Maharashtra average of 894.

Potegaon village has higher literacy rate compared to Maharashtra. In 2011, literacy rate of Potegaon village was 85.42 % compared to 82.34 % of Maharashtra. In Potegaon Male literacy stands at 91.85 % while female literacy rate was 78.00 %.

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

Potegaon Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 293 - -
Population 1,562 817 745
Child (0-6) 142 56 86
Schedule Caste 82 60 22
Schedule Tribe 773 359 414
Literacy 85.42 % 91.85 % 78.00 %
Total Workers 708 460 248
Main Worker 372 - -
Marginal Worker 336 199 137

Caste Factor

In Potegaon village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 49.49 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 5.25 % of total population in Potegaon village.

Work Profile

In Potegaon village out of total population, 708 were engaged in work activities. 52.54 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 47.46 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 708 workers engaged in Main Work, 59 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 104 were Agricultural labourer.