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'Village for Sale’: Parched hamlet's desperate plea amid water crisis in Maharashtra
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Village snapshot
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- LGD code
- 553106
- Pincode
- 421401
- Post office
- Murbad
- Population
- 1,013
- Households
- 221
- Literacy rate
- 60.6%
- Sex ratio
- 967 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 466
- Distance to district centre
- 615 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 515 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 769 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 393 km
- Nearest railway station
- Wadsa · 9 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Dr. Paapadkar Hospital · 10 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Potgaon compares
By population, Potgaon ranks #61 of 205 villages in Murbad mandal.
Literacy rate
%
60.6%
−5.1% vs mandal average
- Potgaon
- 60.6%
- Murbad mandal
- 65.7%
- Thane district
- 74.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
967
−4 vs mandal average
- Potgaon
- 967
- Murbad mandal
- 971
Household size
people per home
4.6
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Potgaon
- 4.6
- Murbad mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Potgaon at a glance
Potgaon is a village of 1,013 people in 221 households (Census 2011) in Murbad taluka, Thane district, Maharashtra, the 61st-largest of 205 villages in Murbad taluka. Literacy is 61%, 5 points below the taluka average of 66% and the sex ratio is 967 women per 1,000 men. It lies 615 km from the Thane district centre, 16 km from Armori, the nearest town, 9 km from Wadsa railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 421401, served by Murbad post office; the LGD village code is 553106. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dr. Paapadkar Hospital, 10 km away. The village votes in Gangapur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bumb Prashant Bansilal. The population is estimated at 1,194 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potgaon · this village | 1,013 | 61% | — |
| Potgaon · Desaiganj (Vadasa) | 1,403 | 71% | 0 km N |
| Chikhali Tukum · Desaiganj (Vadasa) | 380 | 73% | 3.1 km S |
| Fari · Kurkheda | 385 | 70% | 4.4 km SW |
| Visora · Desaiganj (Vadasa) | 4,604 | 74% | 4.9 km NW |
| Dongar Mendha · Desaiganj (Vadasa) | 443 | 69% | 5.9 km N |
| Chop · Desaiganj (Vadasa) | 3,233 | 71% | 6.6 km N |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Potgaon
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 12
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Kalyan
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 28
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 52
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 483.27
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 231.28
- Forest area (ha)
- 180.4
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Potgaon
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Potgaon
- LGD code
- 553106
- Pincode
- 421401
- Post office
- Murbad
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,013
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,194
- Households
- 221
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 967
- Literacy rate
- 60.6%
- Coordinates
- 20.59758°N, 80.04858°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Aurangabad
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Gangapur
- Member of Parliament
- Sandipanrao Bhumre
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Bumb Prashant Bansilal
- Block / Mandal
- Murbad
Getting there
How to reach Potgaon
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai769 kmcapital
- Hyderabad393 km
- Chennai836 km
- Kolkata887 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationWadsa9 km
- Bus stopNagpur Bus Stop10 km
- Hospital / PHCDr. Paapadkar Hospital10 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India3 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil Petrol Pump9 km
- CollegeMahatma Gandhi Arts, Science & Late N. P. Commerce College15 km
- Police stationPolice Station19 km
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-24
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)