Gram panchayat · Kujang block · Jagatsinghpur
Potanai gram panchayat
Potanai is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kujang block of Jagatsinghpur district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 6,545 people in 1,496 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Paradeep assembly constituency and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 6,545
- Literacy
- 89.7%
- Area
- 9.8 km²
- LGD code
- 118169
Villages of Potanai
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potanai | 384 | 1,589 | 90.5% | 6% | 0% |
| Repur patana | 246 | 1,268 | 89.1% | 12% | 0% |
| Chandapata | 223 | 983 | 90.7% | 28% | 0% |
| Bhanrakola | 225 | 946 | 85.1% | 6% | 0% |
| Dardia | 207 | 886 | 93.0% | 13% | 0% |
| Bailo | 116 | 475 | 94.0% | 6% | 0% |
| Okala | 95 | 398 | 84.4% | 13% | 0% |
Villages: Local Government Directory (lgdirectory.gov.in), Government of India — data dump of December 2022 via github.com/planemad/india-local-government-directory (December 2022). Figures: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (village level); a dash means the census figures could not be matched to the village.
People and work in Potanai
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,545
- 3,373 male · 3,172 female
- Households
- 1,496
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 89.7%
- above Kujang block's villages (87.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 940
- below Kujang block's villages (955)
- Children aged 0–6
- 622
- 9.5% of residents
- Workers
- 1,896
- 29.0% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 770 (11.8%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1 (0.0%)
What the 1,896 workers did
- Cultivators756 (39.9%)
- Agricultural labourers203 (10.7%)
- Household industry40 (2.1%)
- Other work527 (27.8%)
- Marginal workers370 (19.5%)
Marginal workers worked less than six months of the year.
Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (village level), summed over the panchayat's villages (2011).
Facilities in the villages of Potanai
How many of the 7 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 7 villages cover 10 km², 83% of it sown with crops.
Education
- Primary school7 of 7
- Middle school5 of 7
- Secondary school2 of 7
- Senior secondary school1 of 7
- Degree college0 of 7
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 7
- Health sub-centre1 of 7
- Anganwadi centre7 of 7
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 7
- Hand pump7 of 7
- Electricity for homes7 of 7
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 7
- Public bus0 of 7
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 7
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 7
- Commercial bank0 of 7
- Ration (PDS) shop5 of 7
- Weekly haat3 of 7
- Primary schools
- 10
- Middle schools
- 7
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (2), Pulses (2), Mung (2).
Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook: Village and Town Directory (Odisha). The facilities were recorded for the 2011 census (reference year 2009 for most items); many places have changed since. Facilities in towns are not included.
Other gram panchayats in Kujang block
- Agapal
- Badabalikani
- Bagadia
- Bagoi
- Balia
- Banito
- Bhutamundai
- Biswali
- Fatepur
- Gandakipuir
- Garei
- Gopikuda
- Gorada
- Hansura
- Kathakot
- Kothi
- Kujanga
- Malhasahi
- Mangarajpur
- Nuagarrh
- Pandua
- Pankapal
- Paradeepgarh
- Patapur
- Sailo
- Taklapada
- Zillanasi
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