Gram panchayat · Pottangi block · Koraput
Pottangi gram panchayat
Pottangi is a gram panchayat (village council) in Pottangi block of Koraput district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 6,512 people in 1,616 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Pottangi assembly constituency and the Koraput Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 6,512
- Literacy
- 58.0%
- Area
- 16.8 km²
- LGD code
- 119907
Villages of Pottangi
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pottangi | 1,137 | 4,401 | 62.2% | 8% | 42% |
| Siura | 106 | 512 | 68.4% | 1% | 99% |
| Podapadar | 103 | 486 | 34.0% | 2% | 90% |
| Podalguda(Padalguda) | 88 | 326 | 60.4% | 1% | 8% |
| Bituguda | 71 | 281 | 31.8% | 0% | 98% |
| Karidi | 52 | 258 | 61.3% | 4% | 95% |
| Giriliguda | 59 | 248 | 30.7% | 2% | 40% |
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 Pottangi
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,512
- 3,159 male · 3,353 female
- Households
- 1,616
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 58.0%
- above Pottangi block's villages (32.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,061
- above Pottangi block's villages (1,037)
- Children aged 0–6
- 963
- 14.8% of residents
- Workers
- 3,399
- 52.2% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 367 (5.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,446 (52.9%)
What the 3,399 workers did
- Cultivators781 (23.0%)
- Agricultural labourers613 (18.0%)
- Household industry13 (0.4%)
- Other work863 (25.4%)
- Marginal workers1,129 (33.2%)
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 Pottangi
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 17 km², 50% of it sown with crops and 4% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 7
- Middle school5 of 7
- Secondary school0 of 7
- Senior secondary school0 of 7
- Degree college1 of 7
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 7
- Health sub-centre2 of 7
- Anganwadi centre7 of 7
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 7
- Hand pump6 of 7
- Electricity for homes5 of 7
Roads & transport
- All-weather road6 of 7
- Public bus1 of 7
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 7
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 7
- Commercial bank0 of 7
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 7
- Weekly haat1 of 7
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 1
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Ragi (7), Paddy (7), Zinger (6), Zingezr (1).
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 Pottangi block
- Ampavalli
- Chandaka
- Deopattangi
- Gangarajpur
- Kotiya
- Maliput
- Nuagaon
- Petteru
- Pukali
- Ralegada
- Sambai
- Sunki
- Talagoluru
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Pottangi? Share it with us.