Potanai Population, Caste, Working Data Jagatsinghapur, Odisha - Census 2011

Potanai is a village situated in Tirtol block of Jagatsinghapur district in Odisha. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 384 families residing in the village Potanai. The total population of Potanai is 1,589 out of which 810 are males and 779 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Potanai is 962.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Potanai village is 163 which is 10% of the total population. There are 95 male children and 68 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Potanai is 716 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (962) of Potanai village.

Population
1,589
Families
384
Literacy
90.46%
Sex Ratio
962

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Potanai is 90.5%. Thus Potanai village has higher literacy rate compared to 78.2% of Jagatsinghapur district. The male literacy rate is 94.83% and the female literacy rate is 86.08% in Potanai village.

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

Potanai Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 163 95 68
Literacy 90.46% 94.83% 86.08%
Scheduled Caste 102 50 52
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 299 132 167

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Potanai village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Potanai village out of total population, 465 were engaged in work activities. 81.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 18.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 465 workers engaged in Main Work, 192 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 73 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 381 362 19
Cultivators 192 188 4
Agriculture Labourer 73 73 0
Household Industries 3 2 1
Other Workers 113 99 14
Marginal Workers 84 72 12
Non Working 1,124 376 748

Nearby Villages to Potanai,

Below are the list of villages near Potanai village in Tirtol.

Village Population
Dardia 886
Bhanrakola 946
Repur patana 1,268
Okala 398
Anupala 776
Kothamul 257
Sirasta 675
Garei 859
Ukusahi 486
Bibachhapur 481

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