Potam Population, Caste, Working Data Chatra, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Potam is a village situated in Lawalaung block of Chatra district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 211 families residing in the village Potam. The total population of Potam is 1,076 out of which 553 are males and 523 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Potam is 946.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Potam village is 205 which is 19% of the total population. There are 98 male children and 107 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Potam is 1,092 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (946) of Potam village.

Population
1,076
Families
211
Literacy
57.52%
Sex Ratio
946

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Potam is 57.5%. Thus Potam village has higher literacy rate compared to 48.9% of Chatra district. The male literacy rate is 66.37% and the female literacy rate is 47.84% in Potam village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Potam village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Potam Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Potam village.

Total Male Female
Children 205 98 107
Literacy 57.52% 66.37% 47.84%
Scheduled Caste 593 310 283
Scheduled Tribe 51 25 26
Illiterate 575 251 324

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 55.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4.7% of total population in Potam village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Potam village out of total population, 360 were engaged in work activities. 57.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 42.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 360 workers engaged in Main Work, 3 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 153 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 206 187 19
Cultivators 3 1 2
Agriculture Labourer 153 148 5
Household Industries 5 4 1
Other Workers 45 34 11
Marginal Workers 154 68 86
Non Working 716 298 418

Nearby Villages to Potam,

Below are the list of villages near Potam village in Lawalaung.

Village Population
Icha Ahar 248
Darha 277
Jojbari 419
Atampur 1,035
Bahagara 277
Konchi 1,242
Rakhed 427
Sons 385
Ori 160
Thakurdih 171

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