Pothai, Tapan
Pothai is a village located in the Tapan Subdivision of Dinajpur Dakshin district of West Bengal. The village falls in Tapan block and comes under Gophanagar Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Balurghat parliament constituency and Tapan assembly constituency.
As on February 2025, the current population of Pothai is 294 out of which 159 are males and rest 135 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 849 females per 1000 males. There are around 35 teenagers in Pothai. It has literacy rate of 74% which means around 217 persons can read and write. Total 0 people belonging to scheduled caste and 31 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 61 households in Pothai, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 180. The pincode of Pothai is 733127 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Tapan Sub Post office
- Balapur Branch Post office
- Tilon Branch Post office
- Ajmatpur Branch Post office
- Ramchandrapur Branch Post office
Schools
Pothai has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Tilan High School
- Balapur High School
- Prabhat Tara Primary School, Batsonkar
- Laskarhat Junior High School
- Hasnagar F. P. School
Hospitals
Pothai has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Jamin Nischinta Sub Centre
- Balapur Sub Centre
- Patkola Sub Centre
- Tapan Rural Hospital Community Health Center
- Madnahar Sub Centre
Banks
Pothai has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.