# Potia Gaon Village, Majuli, Jorhat (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Majuli, Jorhat 

# Potia Gaon

Potia Gaon is a village in Majuli sub-district of Jorhat district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **633 people in 136 households**, the 95th largest of 192 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%.

- 633people (2011)
- 136households
- 89.7%literacy
- 1,029females per 1,000 males

## Potia Gaon PIN code and other codes

Potia Gaon falls in Majuli sub-district, Jorhat district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatRonapar
- Community development blockMajuli
- Census village code293417

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Potia Gaon from nearby towns?

- Jorhat (district HQ)38 km by road
- Jorhat (nearest town)38 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Potia Gaon?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Potia Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kamalabari
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kamalabari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jorhat
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Potia Gaon known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 71% of the 338 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Potia Gaon

Of every 100 households in Potia Gaon in 2011, 32 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Potia Gaon · ■ Majuli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**60%

Tap water ****4%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**84%

Use banking services ****31%**

**34%

Television ****21%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Potia Gaon?

■ Potia Gaon · ■ Majuli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.7%**

**78.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1029**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****595**

**948

Working population ****67.9%**

**50.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.8% for men and 86.0% for women. 67% of men and 69% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 133 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (2%) · **■** Household industry 106 (25%) · **■** Other work 72 (17%) · **■** Marginal 112 (26%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Majuli

- Phutchang670 people
- Apechi Pathar649 people
- Huttar637 people
- Kerela Gaon634 people
- Abhoipuria630 people
- Jogi Gaon629 people
- Tanti Bari629 people
- Chawrekia621 people

[All 248 villages in Majuli](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/jorhat/majuli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Potia Gaon from Jorhat?38 km by road
- What is the population of Potia Gaon?633 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Potia Gaon in?Jorhat district (Majuli sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Potia Gaon?89.7% (Census 2011)