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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
PRONITA SARMH
Contact: 91****2454
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- LGD code
- 293417
- Pincode
- 785106
- Post office
- Kamalabari
- Population
- 633
- Households
- 136
- Literacy rate
- 81.4%
- Sex ratio
- 1029 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 430
Census 2011 · in context
How Potia Gaon compares
By population, Potia Gaon ranks #74 of 199 villages in Majuli mandal.
Literacy rate
%
81.4%
+13.4% vs mandal average
- Potia Gaon
- 81.4%
- Majuli mandal
- 68.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,029
+77 vs mandal average
- Potia Gaon
- 1,029
- Majuli mandal
- 952
Household size
people per home
4.7
−0.5 vs mandal average
- Potia Gaon
- 4.7
- Majuli mandal
- 5.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Potia Gaon at a glance
Potia Gaon is a village of 633 people in 136 households (Census 2011) in Majuli block, Majuli district, Assam, the 74th-largest of 199 villages in Majuli block. Literacy is 81%, 13 points above the block average of 68% and the sex ratio is 1,029 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 785106, served by Kamalabari post office; the LGD village code is 293417. The sarpanch is PRONITA SARMH, and the village votes in Majuli assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sarbananda Sonowal. The population is estimated at 746 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potia Gaon · this village | 633 | 81% | — |
| Tataya Gaon · Majuli | 1,568 | 81% | — |
| Bonkhowa Chuk · Majuli | 1,412 | 79% | — |
| Kamar Gaon · Majuli | 1,344 | 83% | — |
| Burha Senchowa · Majuli | 1,294 | 66% | — |
| Deka Senchowa · Majuli | 1,207 | 72% | — |
| Sumoi Mari · Majuli | 1,138 | 59% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Potia Gaon
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 6
- Power hours (winter)
- 6
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- JORHAT(MB)
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 38
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 38
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- RONAPAR
- Total area (ha)
- 337.52
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Potia Gaon
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Potia Gaon
- LGD code
- 293417
- Pincode
- 785106
- Post office
- Kamalabari
- Population (Census 2011)
- 633
- Population (projected 2026)
- 746
- Households
- 136
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1029
- Literacy rate
- 81.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Lakhimpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Majuli
- Member of Parliament
- Pradan Baruah
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sarbananda Sonowal
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- PRONITA SARMH
- Block / Mandal
- Majuli
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 785106
- Kamalabari SatraMajuli mandal2,531 pop
- Upper KatoniMajuli mandal2,290 pop
- Tataya GaonMajuli mandal1,568 pop
- Bhogpur SatraMajuli mandal1,468 pop
- Kamar GaonMajuli mandal1,344 pop
- Burha SenchowaMajuli mandal1,294 pop
- Deka SenchowaMajuli mandal1,207 pop
- Nam KatoniMajuli mandal1,194 pop
- Doria GaonMajuli mandal1,109 pop
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Other villages named Potia Gaon
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Other villages in Majuli mandal
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- Chilakola Kaibartta
- Bor Pamua No.1
- Rangachahi
- Goal Gaon
- Upper Katoni
- Garamur Jugi Pathar
- Molual Miri
- Bor Pamua No.2
- Borgayan No.2
- Kalia Gaon
- Phuloni No.2
- Chikari Gaon
- Namoni Jokaibowa
- Tataya Gaon
- Panikhati
- Major Chapori N.C.
- Mohkhuti No.2
- Bhogpur Satra
- Borboka Pathar
- Borduar Chapori
- Borun Chitadar Chuk
- Bokajan Miri
- Gormur Nagar Gaon
- Bonkhowa Chuk
- Molual Kalita
- Kamar Gaon
- Borgayan No.1
- Mohkina Gaon
- Burha Senchowa
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)