Geographic Location of Potgaon

The village Potgaon is located in Kanker Tahsil of Kanker District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Potgaon Gram Panchayat. It comes under Kanker Community Development Block. The nearest town is Kanker, which is about 28 kilometers away from Potgaon.

Travel and Communication for Potgaon

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

Postal Address:
Potgaon,
Kanker,
Chhattisgarh, India
PIN - 493558

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Potgaon

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

Social Structure of Potgaon

As per available data from the year 2009, 2361 persons live in 547 house holds in the village Potgaon. There are 1210 female individuals and 1151 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 51.25% and males constitute 48.75% of the total population.

There are 291 scheduled castes persons of which 154 are females and 137 are males. Females constitute 52.92% and males constitute 47.08% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 12.33% of the total population.

There are 1449 scheduled tribes persons of which 741 are females and 708 are males. Females constitute 51.14% and males constitute 48.86% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 61.37% of the total population.

Population density of Potgaon is 287.78 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Potgaon

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Total area of Potgaon is 820.41 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 637.02 ha. About 671.9 ha is un-irrigated area. About 11.62 ha is irrigated area. About 4.23 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 7.39 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 65.77 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 21.09 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 59.27 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 35.83 ha is culturable waste land. About 1.43 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Potgaon

There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Dhaneli Kahar, which is 5-10 kms away from Potgaon.

There are 3 government primary schools in the village Potgaon.

There is a government middle school in the village Potgaon.

There is a government secondary school in the village Potgaon.

There is a government senior secondary school in the village Potgaon.

Colleges in Potgaon

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 Kanker, which is more than 10 kms away from Potgaon.

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

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

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

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Rudri (dhamtari), which is more than 10 kms away from Potgaon.

Other Educational Facilities in Potgaon

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

There are no non formal training centres in the village Potgaon or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

Healthcare Facilities in Potgaon

There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Potgaon.

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

There is a primary health sub-centre with 0 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Potgaon.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Potgaon.

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

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

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

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Potgaon.

There is a veterinary hospital less than 5 kms away from Potgaon.

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

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

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