Potha, Surankote
Potha is a village located in the Surankote Tehsil of Poonch district of Jammu & Kashmir. The village falls in Surankote block and comes under Potha Lower Halqa Panchayat.
As on December 2024, the current population of Potha is 4.5 thousands out of which 2.5 thousands are males and rest 2 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 811 females per 1000 males. There are around 547 teenagers in Potha. It has literacy rate of 71% which means around 3.2 thousands persons can read and write. Total 1 people belonging to scheduled caste and 294 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 827 households in Potha, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 1.4 thousands. The pincode of Potha is 185121 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Samote Sub Post office
- Hari Marhote Branch Post office
- Lassana Branch Post office
- Seri Khawaja Branch Post office
- Sialan Branch Post office
Schools
Potha has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Army Good Will School Potha
- Dastgeer Academy Potha
- Middle School Potha
- Govt. Middle School Potha
- Govt. Middle School Jabbran Potha
Banks
Potha has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.