Poterwal, Keegam, Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir, India

Content updated on December 28, 2024.

Geographic Location of Poterwal


The village Poterwal is located in Keegam Tahsil of Shopian District in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir in India. It is governed by Shrimal Gram Panchayat. It comes under Keller Community Development Block. The nearest town is Shopiyan, which is about 7 kilometers away from Poterwal.

Travel and Communication for Poterwal


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.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Poterwal


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

A brief summary of available data for Poterwal 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 Poterwal


As per available data from the year 2009, 691 persons live in 113 house holds in the village Poterwal. There are 343 female individuals and 348 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.64% and males constitute 50.36% of the total population.

Population density of Poterwal is 672.18 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Poterwal


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Total area of Poterwal is 102.8 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 82.1 ha. About 10.9 ha is un-irrigated area. About 71.2 ha is irrigated area. About 71.2 ha is irrigated by canal water.

About 10.2 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 10.5 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Poterwal


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

There is a government primary school. Additionally, there is a private primary school in the village Poterwal.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Tengwani, which is less than 5 kms away from Poterwal.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Shopian, which is 5-10 kms away from Poterwal.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Shopian, which is 5-10 kms away from Poterwal.

Colleges in Poterwal


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 Shopian, which is 5-10 kms away from Poterwal.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Poterwal


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Shopian, which is 5-10 kms away from Poterwal.

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Poterwal


There is a community health centre less than 5 kms away from Poterwal.

There is a primary health centre less than 5 kms away from Poterwal.

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

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

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

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

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

There is a dispensary less than 5 kms away from Poterwal.

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

There is a mobile health centre less than 5 kms away from Poterwal.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Poterwal.

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

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