# Potrem Village, Sanguem, South Goa (Goa) – PIN Code

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Village · Sanguem, South Goa 

# Potrem

Potrem is a village in Sanguem sub-district of South Goa district, Goa, PIN code **403704**. The 2011 Census counted **201 people in 43 households**, the 38th largest of 45 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.6%.

- 201people (2011)
- 43households
- 80.1%literacy
- 403704PIN code

## Potrem PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Potrem is 403704.** Potrem falls in Sanguem sub-district, South Goa district, Goa.

- PIN code403704
- Community development blockSanguem
- Census village code627005

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

## How far is Potrem from nearby towns?

- Sanguem (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Margao (district HQ)43 km by road
- Sanguem (nearest town)15 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 Potrem?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Potrem; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sanguem
- ○Degree college10+ km · Quepem
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Curchorem-Cacora
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 19 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 Potrem known for?

The main crops are **sugarcane and paddy**. About 11% of the 2,225 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Potrem

Of every 100 households in Potrem in 2011, 95 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Potrem · ■ Sanguem rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**35%

Tap water ****97%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**64%

Use banking services ****92%**

**74%

Television ****54%**

**64%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**40%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**12%

None of these assets ****27%**

**11%

Own their home ****95%**

**83%

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 Potrem?

■ Potrem · ■ Sanguem rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.1%**

**82.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1030**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****786**

**973

Working population ****31.8%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.9% for men and 74.7% for women. 49% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (3%) · **■** Other work 26 (41%) · **■** Marginal 33 (52%)

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 Sanguem

- Patiem292 people
- Cumbari283 people
- Xelpem255 people
- Naiquinim252 people
- Sonauli63 people
- Dongor39 people
- Curdi35 people
- Tudou35 people

[All 51 villages in Sanguem](https://wherepedia.org/india/goa/south-goa/sanguem/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Potrem?403704
- How far is Potrem from Margao?43 km by road
- What is the population of Potrem?201 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Potrem in?South Goa district (Sanguem sub-district), Goa
- What is the literacy rate of Potrem?80.1% (Census 2011)