# Potgavhan Village, Kalamb, Yavatmal (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Kalamb, Yavatmal 

# Potgavhan

Potgavhan is a village in Kalamb sub-district of Yavatmal district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,200 people in 345 households**, the 20th largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.0%.

- 1,200people (2011)
- 345households
- 81.5%literacy
- 977females per 1,000 males

## Potgavhan PIN code and other codes

Potgavhan falls in Kalamb sub-district, Yavatmal district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKalamb
- Census village code542308

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

## How far is Potgavhan from nearby towns?

- Kalamb (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Yavatmal (district HQ)35 km by road
- Yavatmal (nearest town)35 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 Potgavhan?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Potgavhan; 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 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dongarwade
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Naza
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Yavatmal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Potgavhan known for?

About 56% of the 1,366 hectares of village land is sown, and 761 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 Potgavhan

Of every 100 households in Potgavhan in 2011, 40 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Potgavhan · ■ Kalamb rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**72%

Tap water ****10%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**87%

Use banking services ****62%**

**58%

Television ****24%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****60%**

**44%

Own their home ****96%**

**93%

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 Potgavhan?

■ Potgavhan · ■ Kalamb rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.5%**

**82.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1029**

**952

Working population ****59.3%**

**53.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.9% for men and 74.9% for women. 64% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 161 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 70 (10%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 15 (2%) · **■** Marginal 463 (65%)

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 Kalamb

- Tirzada1,301 people
- Kinhala1,232 people
- Pimpalshenda1,222 people
- Pardi1,206 people
- Shivpuri1,191 people
- Umari1,187 people
- Borimahal1,117 people
- Donoda1,108 people

[All 143 villages in Kalamb](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/kalamb/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Potgavhan from Yavatmal?35 km by road
- What is the population of Potgavhan?1,200 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Potgavhan in?Yavatmal district (Kalamb sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Potgavhan?81.5% (Census 2011)