# Potia Village, Dhamdha, Durg (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Dhamdha, Durg 

# Potia

Potia is a village in Dhamdha sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **490036**. The 2011 Census counted **1,696 people in 396 households**, the 34th largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%.

- 1,696people (2011)
- 396households
- 65.4%literacy
- 490036PIN code

## Potia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Potia is 490036.** Potia falls in Dhamdha sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code490036
- Gram panchayatPotiya
- Community development blockDhamdha
- Census village code442489

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Potia from nearby towns?

- Dhamdha (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Durg (district HQ)24 km by road
- Dhamdha (nearest town)16 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 Potia?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Potia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nandini
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Nandini
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhilai
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Potia known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and gram**. About 70% of the 462 hectares of village land is sown, and 216 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 Potia

Of every 100 households in Potia in 2011, 89 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Potia · ■ Dhamdha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****74%**

**55%

Television ****34%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**18%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Potia?

■ Potia · ■ Dhamdha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.4%**

**72.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****897**

**943

Working population ****44.0%**

**49.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.2% for men and 51.1% for women. 54% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 37 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 56 (7%) · **■** Other work 133 (18%) · **■** Marginal 521 (70%)

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 Dhamdha

- Biroda1,802 people
- Sankra1,781 people
- Limtara1,779 people
- Gota1,752 people
- Birebhat1,681 people
- Hirri1,654 people
- Rajpur1,652 people
- Khapri1,609 people

[All 162 villages in Dhamdha](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/dhamdha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Potia?490036
- How far is Potia from Durg?24 km by road
- What is the population of Potia?1,696 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Potia in?Durg district (Dhamdha sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Potia?65.4% (Census 2011)