Village · Malkharoda, Janjgir - Champa # Pota Pota is a village in Malkharoda sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 494334. The 2011 Census counted 3,097 people in 707 households, the 7th largest of 108 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%. - 3,097 people (2011) - 707 households - 71.4% literacy - 494334 PIN code ## Pota PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Pota is 494334. Pota falls in Malkharoda sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 494334 - Gram panchayat Pota - Community development block Malkharoda - Census village code 437247 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Pota from nearby towns? - Malkharoda (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ) 55 km by road - Adbhar (nearest town) 8 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Pota? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Pota; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 4 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Post office In village - ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Malkharoda - ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Malkharoda - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Pota known for? The main crops are paddy. About 77% of the 945 hectares of village land is sown, and 716 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Pota Of every 100 households in Pota in 2011, 85 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Pota · ■ Malkharoda rural average - Electricity for lighting 85% 94% - Toilet within the home 19% 12% - No toilet (open defecation) 74% 87% - Tap water 17% 10% - Drinking water within premises 13% 11% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 99% - Use banking services 38% 24% - Television 35% 32% - Mobile phone 32% 27% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 15% 10% - Car / jeep / van 2% 1% - None of these assets 27% 28% - Own their home 96% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Pota? ■ Pota · ■ Malkharoda rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 71.4% 70.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1036 1008 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1137 946 - Working population 55.5% 58.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.1% for men and 61.0% for women. 64% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 141 (8%) · ■ Farm labourers 311 (18%) · ■ Household industry 9 (1%) · ■ Other work 90 (5%) · ■ Marginal 1,167 (68%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Malkharoda - Bade Sipat 3,305 people - Singhra 3,198 people - Faguram 3,177 people - Chhapora 3,171 people - Sakarra 3,089 people - Kurda 2,867 people - Sapiya 2,865 people - Nariyara 2,738 people All 109 villages in Malkharoda ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pota? 494334 - How far is Pota from Janjgir? 55 km by road - What is the population of Pota? 3,097 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pota in? Janjgir - Champa district (Malkharoda sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Pota? 71.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/malkharoda/pota/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.