Potiya Population, Caste, Working Data Raigarh, Chhattisgarh - Census 2011

Potiya is a village situated in Udaipur tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 214 families residing in the village Potiya. The total population of Potiya is 893 out of which 445 are males and 448 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Potiya is 1,007.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Potiya village is 158 which is 18% of the total population. There are 72 male children and 86 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Potiya is 1,194 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,007) of Potiya village.

Population
893
Families
214
Literacy
56.46%
Sex Ratio
1,007

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Potiya is 56.5%. Thus Potiya village has lower literacy rate compared to 63.7% of Raigarh district. The male literacy rate is 66.76% and the female literacy rate is 45.86% in Potiya village.

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

Potiya Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 158 72 86
Literacy 56.46% 66.76% 45.86%
Scheduled Caste 8 3 5
Scheduled Tribe 689 348 341
Illiterate 478 196 282

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 77.2% of total population in Potiya village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Potiya village out of total population, 498 were engaged in work activities. 76.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 23.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 498 workers engaged in Main Work, 175 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 189 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 379 245 134
Cultivators 175 123 52
Agriculture Labourer 189 111 78
Other Workers 15 11 4
Marginal Workers 119 12 107
Non Working 395 188 207

Nearby Villages to Potiya,

Below are the list of villages near Potiya village in Udaipur.

Village Population
Sagarpur 529
Amapali 811
Gersa 1,664
Amgaon 734
Pandaripani Khurd 327
Kokdar 189
Siwar 702
Tendumudi 528
Nagdarha 1,088
Purunga 1,506

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