Potia, Dhamdha, Durg, Chhattisgarh, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Potia


The village Potia is located in Dhamdha Tahsil of Durg District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Potiya Gram Panchayat. It comes under Dhamdha Community Development Block. The nearest town is Dhamdha, which is about 43 kilometers away from Potia.

Travel and Communication for Potia


There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Potia


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

A brief summary of available data for Potia 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 Potia


As per available data from the year 2009, 1162 persons live in 241 house holds in the village Potia. There are 581 female individuals and 581 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50% and males constitute 50% of the total population.

There are 60 scheduled tribes persons of which 32 are females and 28 are males. Females constitute 53.33% and males constitute 46.67% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 5.16% of the total population.

Population density of Potia is 230.98 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Potia


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Total area of Potia is 503.08 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 392.59 ha. About 237.59 ha is un-irrigated area. About 220.02 ha is irrigated area. About 204.04 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 15.98 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 38.78 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 42.07 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 5.74 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 7.97 ha is culturable waste land. About 10.48 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 5.45 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Potia


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Durg, which is more than 10 kms away from Potia.

There is a government primary school in the village Potia.

There is a government middle school in the village Potia.

There is a government secondary school in the village Potia.

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

Colleges in Potia


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

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Potia


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

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Potia


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

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

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

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

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

There is no allopathic hospital in the village Potia or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Potia.

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

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

There is a mobile health centre 5-10 kms away from Potia.

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

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

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