Potgaon, Desaiganj (Wadsa)
Potgaon (पोटगाव) is a village and Village Panchayat of the Desaiganj (Vadasa) Taluka in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra, which falls under Desaiganj (Wadsa) block. S. A. Thote is the President of Potgaon Village Panchayat, who can be contacted at email address grampanchayatpotgaon123@gmail.com and mobile number 94218xxx08. The Secretary is K. Y. Raut, who can be reached at email address kalpana123@gmail.com and mobile number 97655xxx25. The Panchayat address is At-Po- Poatgaon, Ward no.3 Hanuman Ward, Th.- Desaiganj (Wadsa), Pincode - 441207. You can reach there by taking a bus till Potgaon bus stop which is around 2 km away.
As on May 2024, the current population of Potgaon is 1.6 thousands out of which 799 are males and rest 793 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 992 females per 1000 males. There are around 150 teenagers in Potgaon. It has literacy rate of 70% which means around 1.1 thousands persons can read and write. Total 249 people belonging to scheduled caste and 372 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 430 households in Potgaon, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 1 thousands. The pincode of Potgaon is 441209 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Kurkheda Sub Post office
- Bedgaon Branch Post office
- Bethakathi Branch Post office
- Chandagad Branch Post office
- Armurkasa Branch Post office
Schools
Potgaon has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Shivaji High School And Junior College Kurkheda
- Shriram Vidyalaya, Kurkheda
- Shriram Vidyalaya And Higher Secondary Vidyalaya Korchi
- Shri Sainath Vidyalaya, Malewada
- Sanskar Public School, Kurkheda
Hospitals
Potgaon has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Belgaon Sub-Center
- Talegaon Sub-Center
- Khedegaon Sub-Center
- Referral Hospital Korchi Community Health Center
- Katalwada Sub-Center
Banks
Potgaon has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.
Covered villages
Potgaon Village Panchayat manages total 2 villages.
- Potgaon
- Vitthalgaon