# Potapara Village, Basna, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Basna, Mahasamund 

# Potapara

Potapara is a village in Basna sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496336**. The 2011 Census counted **736 people in 171 households**, the 91st largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.9%.

- 736people (2011)
- 171households
- 72.0%literacy
- 496336PIN code

## Potapara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Potapara is 496336.** Potapara falls in Basna sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code496336
- Gram panchayatBichhiya
- Community development blockBasna
- Census village code445803

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

## How far is Potapara from nearby towns?

- Basna (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)100 km by road
- Basna (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 Potapara?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Potapara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Basna
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Basna
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Basna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ 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, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Potapara known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and peanut**. About 90% of the 245 hectares of village land is sown, and 280 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 Potapara

Of every 100 households in Potapara in 2011, 99 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Potapara · ■ Basna rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****69%**

**38%

Television ****13%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**23%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Potapara?

■ Potapara · ■ Basna rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%**

**68.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1028**

**1023

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**961

Working population ****61.8%**

**47.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 65.5% for women. 63% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 110 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 131 (29%) · **■** Other work 12 (3%) · **■** Marginal 202 (44%)

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 Basna

- Barbaspur759 people
- Jamdi755 people
- Birsingpali751 people
- Dongripali742 people
- Daldali735 people
- Dhanapali729 people
- Hadapathara729 people
- Sarkanda725 people

[All 225 villages in Basna](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/basna/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Potapara?496336
- How far is Potapara from Mahasamund?100 km by road
- What is the population of Potapara?736 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Potapara in?Mahasamund district (Basna sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Potapara?72.0% (Census 2011)