Gram panchayat · Korukonda block · Malkangiri
Potrel gram panchayat
Potrel is a gram panchayat (village council) in Korukonda block of Malkangiri district, Odisha, covering 11 villages, home to 6,535 people in 1,434 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Chitrakonda assembly constituency and the Nabarangpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 11
- Population (2011)
- 6,535
- Literacy
- 47.8%
- Area
- 32.1 km²
- LGD code
- 119976
Villages of Potrel
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potrel | 667 | 3,088 | 52.4% | 28% | 52% |
| Old Chitapari | 250 | 1,098 | 38.0% | 26% | 30% |
| M.v.-53 | 110 | 552 | 67.7% | 70% | 0% |
| M.v.-35 | 127 | 549 | 50.3% | 94% | 1% |
| Uskapalli | 112 | 483 | 30.5% | 1% | 99% |
| Chitapari-IV | 106 | 477 | 38.9% | 7% | 75% |
| Pramilapadar | 62 | 288 | 32.6% | 0% | 100% |
| Chitapari | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Siraguda | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Chitapari Jaganathpur | – | – | – | – | – |
| Old Orkel | – | – | – | – | – |
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 Potrel
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,535
- 3,197 male · 3,338 female
- Households
- 1,434
- about 4.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 47.8%
- about the same as Korukonda block's villages (47.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,044
- above Korukonda block's villages (1,032)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,213
- 18.6% of residents
- Workers
- 3,171
- 48.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 2,084 (31.9%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,060 (46.8%)
What the 3,171 workers did
- Cultivators1,264 (39.9%)
- Agricultural labourers204 (6.4%)
- Household industry146 (4.6%)
- Other work367 (11.6%)
- Marginal workers1,190 (37.5%)
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 Potrel
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 9 villages cover 32 km², 65% of it sown with crops and 18% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 7
- Middle school3 of 7
- Secondary school1 of 7
- Senior secondary school0 of 7
- Degree college0 of 7
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 7
- Health sub-centre1 of 7
- Anganwadi centre6 of 7
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 7
- Hand pump7 of 7
- Electricity for homes2 of 7
Roads & transport
- All-weather road1 of 7
- Public bus0 of 7
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 7
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 7
- Commercial bank0 of 7
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 7
- Weekly haat0 of 7
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4).
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 Korukonda block
- Chitapari-iii
- Dudametta
- Kamwada
- Korukonda
- Mariwada
- Nakamamudi
- Nilakamberu
- Old-chimitapalli
- Somanathpur
- Tarlakotta
- Tumuspalli
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