Potapara, Saraipali

Potapara (पोतापारा) is a village located in the Saraipali Tehsil of Mahasamund district of Chhattisgarh. The village falls in Saraipali block and comes under Anvalachakka Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Mahasamund parliament constituency and Basna assembly constituency.

As on December 2024, the current population of Potapara is 920 out of which 439 are males and rest 481 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1096 females per 1000 males. There are around 91 teenagers in Potapara. It has literacy rate of 58% which means around 531 persons can read and write. Total 124 people belonging to scheduled caste and 455 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 227 households in Potapara, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 508. The pincode of Potapara is 493558 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Saraipali Sub Post office
• Gerra Branch Post office
• Kendudhar Branch Post office
• Khoksa Branch Post office
• Lambar Branch Post office

Schools

Potapara has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Eklavya English School Arjunda
• St.Vincent Pallotti Middle School Kutela
• Pratibha Public Higher Secondary School Balsi
• Pvt Higher Secondary School I.E.M.B.Kutelaa
• K.G. Convent Higher Secondary School Saraipali

Hospitals

Potapara has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Lamber Sub-Center
• Temri Sub-Center
• Ghanapali Sub-Center
• Kena Sub-Center
• Sub-Health Center Banigirola

Banks

Potapara has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Bank of Baroda Saraipali
• Bank of Baroda Saraipali, Chhattisgarh
• Bank of India Saraipali
• Central Bank of India Saraipali
• Central Bank of India Baloda