# Potiya Village, Bagbahra, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Bagbahra, Mahasamund 

# Potiya

Potiya is a village in Bagbahra sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493551**. The 2011 Census counted **761 people in 184 households**, the 93rd largest of 235 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.9%.

- 761people (2011)
- 184households
- 71.0%literacy
- 493551PIN code

## Potiya PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Potiya is 493551.** Potiya falls in Bagbahra sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493551
- Gram panchayatPotiya
- Community development blockBagbahara
- Census village code446758

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

## How far is Potiya from nearby towns?

- Bagbahara (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)12 km by road
- Mahasamund (nearest town)12 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 Potiya?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Potiya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Khatti
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mahasamund
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mahasamund
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)22 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 Potiya known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and black gram**. About 47% of the 348 hectares of village land is sown, and 165 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 Potiya

Of every 100 households in Potiya in 2011, 98 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Potiya · ■ Bagbahra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****100%**

**54%

Television ****39%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****12%**

**27%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Potiya?

■ Potiya · ■ Bagbahra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.0%**

**65.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1035**

**1031

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1250**

**993

Working population ****61.1%**

**51.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.2% for men and 56.9% for women. 65% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 96 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 89 (19%) · **■** Other work 60 (13%) · **■** Marginal 220 (47%)

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 Bagbahra

- Jhitki767 people
- Saraipali766 people
- Bhoinabahara Kalan763 people
- Bhotha763 people
- Baghamuda749 people
- Fulwari Kalan748 people
- Khairat Khurd748 people
- Tusda746 people

[All 242 villages in Bagbahra](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/bagbahra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Potiya?493551
- How far is Potiya from Mahasamund?12 km by road
- What is the population of Potiya?761 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Potiya in?Mahasamund district (Bagbahra sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Potiya?71.0% (Census 2011)