# Potiyadih Village, Dhamtari, Dhamtari (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dhamtari/dhamtari/potiyadih/ Village · Dhamtari, Dhamtari # Potiyadih Potiyadih is a village in Dhamtari sub-district of Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493558**. The 2011 Census counted **4,585 people in 955 households**, the 1st largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.4%. - 4,585people (2011) - 955households - 79.7%literacy - 493558PIN code ## Potiyadih PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Potiyadih is 493558.** Potiyadih falls in Dhamtari sub-district, Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code493558 - Gram panchayatPotiyadih - Community development blockDhamtari - Census village code447075 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Potiyadih from nearby towns? - Dhamtari (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Dhamtari (district HQ)6 km by road - Dhamtari (nearest town)6 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 Potiyadih? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Potiyadih; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 3 · 3 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dhamtari - ○Degree college5–10 km · Dhamtari - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bhatgaon - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Potiyadih known for? About 88% of the 897 hectares of village land is sown, and 842 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 Potiyadih Of every 100 households in Potiyadih in 2011, 89 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Potiyadih · ■ Dhamtari rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **89% Toilet within the home ****19%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **74% Tap water ****26%** **34% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **96% Use banking services ****37%** **48% Television ****46%** **40% Mobile phone ****36%** **30% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****16%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****20%** **21% Own their home ****96%** **94% 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 Potiyadih? ■ Potiyadih · ■ Dhamtari rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.7%** **79.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1029** **1010 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1008** **966 Working population ****52.0%** **49.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.3% for men and 69.4% for women. 57% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 579 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,058 (44%) · **■** Household industry 43 (2%) · **■** Other work 680 (29%) · **■** Marginal 24 (1%) 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 Dhamtari - Bhatgaon4,330 people - Chhati4,311 people - Loharsi3,992 people - Demar3,947 people [All 154 villages in Dhamtari](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dhamtari/dhamtari/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Potiyadih?493558 - How far is Potiyadih from Dhamtari?6 km by road - What is the population of Potiyadih?4,585 (Census 2011) - Which district is Potiyadih in?Dhamtari district (Dhamtari sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Potiyadih?79.7% (Census 2011)