Geographic Location of Pottanam

The village Pottanam is located in Sendamangalam Taluk of Namakkal District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Pottanam Gram Panchayat. It comes under Senthamangalam Community Development Block. The nearest town is Senthamangalam, which is about 4 kilometers away from Pottanam.

Travel and Communication for Pottanam

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:
Pottanam,
Namakkal,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 637409

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Pottanam

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

Social Structure of Pottanam

As per available data from the year 2009, 3369 persons live in 970 house holds in the village Pottanam. There are 1660 female individuals and 1709 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.27% and males constitute 50.73% of the total population.

There are 766 scheduled castes persons of which 390 are females and 376 are males. Females constitute 50.91% and males constitute 49.09% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 22.74% of the total population.

Population density of Pottanam is 355.61 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Pottanam

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Total area of Pottanam is 947.38 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 477.28 ha. About 235.25 ha is un-irrigated area. About 242.03 ha is irrigated area. About 242.03 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 69.21 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 12.5 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 22 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 308.62 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 0.35 ha is culturable waste land. About 57.42 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Pottanam

There are 3 government pre-primary schools in the village Pottanam.

There are 3 government primary schools in the village Pottanam.

There is a government middle school in the village Pottanam.

There is a government secondary school in the village Pottanam.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Senthamangalam, which is less than 5 kms away from Pottanam.

Colleges in Pottanam

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 Namakkal, which is 5-10 kms away from Pottanam.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Namakkal, which is 5-10 kms away from Pottanam.

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

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Namakkal, which is 5-10 kms away from Pottanam.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a government polytechnic institute in Namakkal, which is 5-10 kms away from Pottanam.

Other Educational Facilities in Pottanam

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

There are 2 government non formal training centres in the village Pottanam.

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

Healthcare Facilities in Pottanam

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

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

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

There is a maternity and child welfare centre with 1 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Pottanam.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Pottanam.

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

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

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

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

There is no mobile health centre in the village Pottanam or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

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