Pottaneri, Mettur, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India

Content updated on May 22, 2024.

Geographic Location of Pottaneri


The village Pottaneri is located in Mettur Taluk of Salem District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Pottaneri Gram Panchayat. It comes under Mecheri Community Development Block. The nearest town is Mecheri, which is about 5 kilometers away from Pottaneri.

Travel and Communication for Pottaneri


The village is connected by public bus services. Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station less than 5 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Pottaneri,
Salem,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 636453

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Pottaneri


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

A brief summary of available data for Pottaneri 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 Pottaneri


As per available data from the year 2009, 6160 persons live in 1666 house holds in the village Pottaneri. There are 2894 female individuals and 3266 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 46.98% and males constitute 53.02% of the total population.

There are 366 scheduled castes persons of which 170 are females and 196 are males. Females constitute 46.45% and males constitute 53.55% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 5.94% of the total population.

Population density of Pottaneri is 551.01 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Pottaneri


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Total area of Pottaneri is 1117.94 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 680 ha. About 600 ha is un-irrigated area. About 80 ha is irrigated area. About 80 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 53.64 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 21.14 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 244.64 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 21 ha is culturable waste land. About 90.4 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 7.12 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Pottaneri


There are 5 government pre-primary schools in the village Pottaneri.

There are 6 government primary schools in the village Pottaneri.

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

There is a private secondary school in the village Pottaneri.

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

Colleges in Pottaneri


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 Mettur, which is more than 10 kms away from Pottaneri.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in M.kalipatti, which is less than 5 kms away from Pottaneri.

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 Pottaneri.

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

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a government polytechnic institute in M.kalipatti, which is less than 5 kms away from Pottaneri.

Other Educational Facilities in Pottaneri


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

There is a government non formal training centre in the village Pottaneri.

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

Healthcare Facilities in Pottaneri


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

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

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

There is a maternity and child welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Pottaneri.

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

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

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

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

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

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

There is a family welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Pottaneri.

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

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