Potiya, Gariyaband
Potiya (पोटिया) is a village and Gram Panchayat of the Bindranavagarh(Gariyaband) Tehsil in Gariyaband district of Chhattisgarh, which falls under Gariyaband block. It belongs to Mahasamund parliament constituency and Bindranawagarh assembly constituency. Vinod Kumar Dhruw is the President of Potiya Gram Panchayat, who can be contacted at email address vinodkumarvk860898@gmail.com and mobile number 62688xxx01. The Secretary is Gitesh Rkumar Tekam, who can be reached at email address giteshatekam@gmail.com and mobile number 79995xxx68. The Panchayat address is gp-Potiya, Pincode - 493889. You can reach there by taking a bus till Madanpur bus stop which is around 6 km away.
As on November 2024, the current population of Potiya is 1.1 thousands out of which 517 are males and rest 536 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1037 females per 1000 males. There are around 119 teenagers in Potiya. It has literacy rate of 61% which means around 643 persons can read and write. Total 29 people belonging to scheduled caste and 698 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 255 households in Potiya, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 573. The pincode of Potiya is 493889 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Gariaband Sub Post office
- Ghutkunawapara Branch Post office
- Joba Branch Post office
- Kochwai Branch Post office
- KHURSIPAR Branch Post office
Schools
Potiya has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Saraswati Sishu Higher Secondary Mandir
- Govt.Girls Higher Secondary School Gariaband
- Govt. Higher Secondary School Kochvay
- Shraddha Public Higher Secondary School Gariaband
- Angels Anglo Public School Gariaband
Hospitals
Potiya has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Sub-Health Center Majarkatta
- Sub-Health Center Mainpurikurda
- Sub-Health Center Kodobhatta
- Sub-Health Center Darripara
- Sub-Health Center Chikhli
Banks
Potiya has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.
Panchayat Members
Sarpanch
Vinod Kumar Dhruw is the Sarpanch of Potiya Gram Panchayat, whose mobile no. is 62688xxx01 and email is vinodkumarvk860898@gmail.com.
Up Sarpanch
Dhaneshwari Dhruw is the Up Sarpanch of Potiya Gram Panchayat, whose mobile no. is 62665xxx99 and email is bprcgrb@gmail.com.
Panch
Potiya Gram Panchayat has total 11 elected Panch.
- Anusayiya Sahu - Mobile: 96917xxx81 - Email: bprcgrb@gmail.com
- Ghansyam Netam - Mobile: 62614xxx67 - Email: bprcgrb@gmail.com
- Parmeshwari Netam - Mobile: 91314xxx53 - Email: bprcgrb@gmail.com
- Jhumuk Lal Sahu - Mobile: 76949xxx11 - Email: bprcgrb@gmail.com
- Bhagwati Dhruw - Mobile: 62613xxx49 - Email: bprcgrb@gmail.com
- Utra Thakur - Mobile: 79949xxx01 - Email: bprcgrb@gmail.com
- Hema Thakur - Mobile: 62665xxx99 - Email: bprcgrb@gmail.com
- Netram Dhruw - Mobile: 73544xxx72 - Email: bprcgrb@gmail.com
- Reshma Dhruw - Mobile: 62665xxx99 - Email: bprcgrb@gmail.com
- Ganesh Ram - Mobile: 97536xxx14 - Email: bprcgrb@gamil.com
- Teerath Ram Dhruw - Mobile: 91314xxx53 - Email: bprcgrb@gmail.com
Covered villages
Potiya Gram Panchayat manages total 3 villages.
- Amethi
- Chhindauladih
- Potiya