Village · Bhairamgarh, Bijapur # Potenarichwada Potenarichwada is a village in Bhairamgarh sub-district of Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 494450. The 2011 Census counted 860 people in 180 households, the 21st largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 10.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 29.3%. - 860 people (2011) - 180 households - 10.1% literacy - 494450 PIN code ## Potenarichwada PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Potenarichwada is 494450. Potenarichwada falls in Bhairamgarh sub-district, Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 494450 - Gram panchayat Potenar - Community development block Bhairamgarh - Census village code 451222 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Potenarichwada from nearby towns? - Bhairamgarh (sub-district HQ) 25 km by road - Bijapur (district HQ) 36 km by road - Bijapur (nearest town) 36 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Potenarichwada? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Potenarichwada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Bairamgard - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dantewada - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bijapur - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water and hand pumps Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Potenarichwada known for? Products made here include winnowing fans, basket and mats. About 29% of the 823 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Potenarichwada Of every 100 households in Potenarichwada in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Potenarichwada · ■ Bhairamgarh rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 9% - Toilet within the home 0% 4% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 96% - Tap water 0% 5% - Drinking water within premises 0% 3% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 99% - Use banking services 1% 15% - Television 0% 2% - Mobile phone 1% 4% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 2% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 99% 69% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Potenarichwada? ■ Potenarichwada · ■ Bhairamgarh rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 10.1% 29.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 937 995 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1130 992 - Working population 53.3% 53.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 12.8% for men and 7.1% for women. 53% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 51 (11%) · ■ Marginal 407 (89%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bhairamgarh - Gudma 923 people - Darbha 872 people - Mangnar 871 people - Pondum 871 people - Pusnar 853 people - Kondroji 848 people - Karkeli 838 people - Mingachal 750 people All 282 villages in Bhairamgarh ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Potenarichwada? 494450 - How far is Potenarichwada from Bijapur? 36 km by road - What is the population of Potenarichwada? 860 (Census 2011) - Which district is Potenarichwada in? Bijapur district (Bhairamgarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Potenarichwada? 10.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bijapur/bhairamgarh/potenarichwada/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.