# Potiawand Village, Bakavand, Bastar (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bastar/bakavand/potiawand/ Village · Bakavand, Bastar # Potiawand Potiawand is a village in Bakavand sub-district of Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494335**. The 2011 Census counted **1,266 people in 287 households**, the 48th largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.2%. - 1,266people (2011) - 287households - 46.0%literacy - 494335PIN code ## Potiawand PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Potiawand is 494335.** Potiawand falls in Bakavand sub-district, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code494335 - Gram panchayatPotiawand - Community development blockBakaband - Census village code449420 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Potiawand from nearby towns? - Bakawand (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Jagdalpur (district HQ)50 km by road - Jagdalpur (nearest town)50 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Potiawand? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Potiawand; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jaitgiri - ○Degree college10+ km · Jagdalpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jagdalpur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Potiawand known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and madiya**. About 67% of the 425 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Potiawand Of every 100 households in Potiawand in 2011, 50 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Potiawand · ■ Bakavand rural average Electricity for lighting ****50%** **58% Toilet within the home ****0%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **96% Tap water ****0%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****71%** **38% Television ****4%** **10% Mobile phone ****7%** **11% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****30%** **26% Own their home ****100%** **97% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Potiawand? ■ Potiawand · ■ Bakavand rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****46.0%** **52.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1062** **1008 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1258** **994 Working population ****63.4%** **54.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 59.9% for men and 32.5% for women. 65% of men and 62% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 320 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 10 (1%) · **■** Marginal 458 (57%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Bakavand - Chitaloor1,367 people - Bhejripadar1,359 people - Jharumargaon1,327 people - Sargipal1,309 people - Muli1,251 people - Chhinari1,212 people - Junawani1,209 people - Baniyagaon1,195 people [All 114 villages in Bakavand](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bastar/bakavand/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Potiawand?494335 - How far is Potiawand from Jagdalpur?50 km by road - What is the population of Potiawand?1,266 (Census 2011) - Which district is Potiawand in?Bastar district (Bakavand sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Potiawand?46.0% (Census 2011)