# Potapara Village, Saraipali, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Saraipali, Mahasamund 

# Potapara

Potapara is a village in Saraipali sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491885**. The 2011 Census counted **763 people in 188 households**, the 95th largest of 235 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 763people (2011)
- 188households
- 65.5%literacy
- 491885PIN code

## Potapara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Potapara is 491885.** Potapara falls in Saraipali sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491885
- Gram panchayatAwalachaka
- Community development blockSaraipali
- Census village code445849

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?

- Saraipali (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)140 km by road
- Saraipali (nearest town)20 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?

6 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sagarpali
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saraipali
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mahasamund
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 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, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Potapara known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and kidney-bean**. About 80% of the 289 hectares of village land is sown, and 62 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, 86 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Potapara · ■ Saraipali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****87%**

**63%

Television ****13%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 · ■ Saraipali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.5%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1096**

**1011

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**953

Working population ****55.2%**

**47.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.8% for men and 50.1% for women. 59% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 127 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 244 (58%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 46 (11%)

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 Saraipali

- Kasturabahal778 people
- Tilaipali776 people
- Buromal775 people
- Kanwarpali767 people
- Parsada762 people
- Palsapali754 people
- Pretandih752 people
- Saraipali737 people

[All 237 villages in Saraipali](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/saraipali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Potapara?491885
- How far is Potapara from Mahasamund?140 km by road
- What is the population of Potapara?763 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Potapara in?Mahasamund district (Saraipali sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Potapara?65.5% (Census 2011)