Potanar Population, Caste, Working Data Bastar, Chhattisgarh - Census 2011

Potanar is a village situated in Tokapal tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 452 families residing in the village Potanar. The total population of Potanar is 1,993 out of which 973 are males and 1,020 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Potanar is 1,048.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Potanar village is 317 which is 16% of the total population. There are 163 male children and 154 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Potanar is 945 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,048) of Potanar village.

Population
1,993
Families
452
Literacy
58.95%
Sex Ratio
1,048

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Potanar is 58.9%. Thus Potanar village has higher literacy rate compared to 46.1% of Bastar district. The male literacy rate is 69.01% and the female literacy rate is 49.54% in Potanar village.

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

Potanar Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 317 163 154
Literacy 58.95% 69.01% 49.54%
Scheduled Caste 9 5 4
Scheduled Tribe 1,436 697 739
Illiterate 1,005 414 591

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 72.1% of total population in Potanar village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Potanar village out of total population, 704 were engaged in work activities. 90.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 704 workers engaged in Main Work, 90 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 405 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 636 466 170
Cultivators 90 73 17
Agriculture Labourer 405 284 121
Other Workers 141 109 32
Marginal Workers 68 15 53
Non Working 1,289 492 797

Nearby Villages to Potanar,

Below are the list of villages near Potanar village in Tokapal.

Village Population
Tandapal 684
Tanhakapal 787
Chhaparbhanpuri 3,309
Ransargipal 1,396
Kondaloor 981
Gumiyapal 716
Ghatdhanora 1,252
Sakargaon 1,088
Chhindbhar 228
Burji 399

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