# Potna Village, Galsi - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Galsi - I, Barddhaman 

# Potna

Potna is a village in Galsi - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,873 people in 443 households**, the 33rd largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.3%.

- 1,873people (2011)
- 443households
- 67.9%literacy
- 1,023females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Potna

Of every 100 households in Potna in 2011, 29 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Potna · ■ Galsi - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**61%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**81%

Use banking services ****37%**

**50%

Television ****23%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****31%**

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Potna?

■ Potna · ■ Galsi - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.9%**

**71.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1023**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****934**

**957

Working population ****51.9%**

**44.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.0% for men and 58.1% for women. 64% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 161 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 306 (31%) · **■** Other work 66 (7%) · **■** Marginal 439 (45%)

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 Galsi - I

- Loapur1,987 people
- Randiha1,953 people
- Amarpur1,921 people
- Garibbati1,881 people
- Kutruki1,805 people
- Bagabanpur1,666 people
- Naskarbandh1,620 people
- Ghagra1,570 people

[All 85 villages in Galsi - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/galsi-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Potna?1,873 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Potna in?Barddhaman district (Galsi - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Potna?67.9% (Census 2011)