Potgah, Harlakhi, Madhubani, Bihar, India

Content updated on May 19, 2024.

Geographic Location of Potgah


The village Potgah is located in Harlakhi C.D.Block of Madhubani District in the State of Bihar in India. It is governed by Potgah Gram Panchayat. It comes under Harlakhi Community Development Block. The nearest town is Jainagar, which is about 22 kilometers away from Potgah.

Travel and Communication for Potgah


The village is connected by public bus services. Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Potgah,
Madhubani,
Bihar, India
PIN - 847240

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Potgah


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Potgah is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Potgah is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Potgah


As per available data from the year 2009, 1938 persons live in 402 house holds in the village Potgah. There are 924 female individuals and 1014 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 47.68% and males constitute 52.32% of the total population.

There are 381 scheduled castes persons of which 188 are females and 193 are males. Females constitute 49.34% and males constitute 50.66% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 19.66% of the total population.

Population density of Potgah is 954.21 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Potgah


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Total area of Potgah is 203.1 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 130.8 ha. About 15.6 ha is un-irrigated area. About 115.2 ha is irrigated area. About 42.5 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 54.2 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 18.5 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 52.3 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 20 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Potgah


There is a private pre-primary school in the village Potgah.

There is a government primary school in the village Potgah.

There is a government middle school in the village Potgah.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Umgaonj, which is more than 10 kms away from Potgah.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Hisar, which is more than 10 kms away from Potgah.

Colleges in Potgah


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a government arts and science degree college in Jainagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Potgah.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Darbhanga, which is more than 10 kms away from Potgah.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Darbhanga, which is more than 10 kms away from Potgah.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Darbhanga, which is more than 10 kms away from Potgah.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Darbhanga, which is more than 10 kms away from Potgah.

Other Educational Facilities in Potgah


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Madhubani, which is more than 10 kms away from Potgah.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Madhubani, which is more than 10 kms away from Potgah.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Madhubani, which is more than 10 kms away from Potgah.

Healthcare Facilities in Potgah


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Potgah.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Potgah.

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Potgah.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Potgah.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Potgah.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Potgah.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Potgah.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Potgah.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Potgah.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Potgah.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Potgah.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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