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Potgaon Population - Gadchiroli, Maharashtra

Potgaon is a medium size village located in Desaiganj (Vadasa) Taluka of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra with total 379 families residing. The Potgaon village has population of 1403 of which 704 are males while 699 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Potgaon village population of children with age 0-6 is 150 which makes up 10.69 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Potgaon village is 993 which is higher than Maharashtra state average of 929. Child Sex Ratio for the Potgaon as per census is 1206, higher than Maharashtra average of 894.

Potgaon village has lower literacy rate compared to Maharashtra. In 2011, literacy rate of Potgaon village was 78.93 % compared to 82.34 % of Maharashtra. In Potgaon Male literacy stands at 89.31 % while female literacy rate was 68.23 %.

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

Potgaon Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 379 - -
Population 1,403 704 699
Child (0-6) 150 68 82
Schedule Caste 219 114 105
Schedule Tribe 328 171 157
Literacy 78.93 % 89.31 % 68.23 %
Total Workers 889 447 442
Main Worker 262 - -
Marginal Worker 627 301 326

Caste Factor

Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 23.38 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 15.61 % of total population in Potgaon village.

Work Profile

In Potgaon village out of total population, 889 were engaged in work activities. 29.47 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 70.53 % 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 labourer.