# Potiya Village, Udaipur, Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Udaipur, Raigarh 

# Potiya

Potiya is a village in Udaipur sub-district of Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496116**. The 2011 Census counted **893 people in 214 households**, the 91st largest of 190 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.1%.

- 893people (2011)
- 214households
- 56.5%literacy
- 496116PIN code

## Potiya PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Potiya is 496116.** Potiya falls in Udaipur sub-district, Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code496116
- Gram panchayatPotiya
- Community development blockDharamjaigarh
- Census village code434473

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?

- Dharamjaigarh (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Raigarh (district HQ)60 km by road
- Dharamjaigarh (nearest town)14 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?

8 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dharamjaigarh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dharamjaigarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dharamjaigarh
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 18 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, sesamum and peanut**. About 15% of the 945 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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, 85 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Potiya · ■ Udaipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**6%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****27%**

**22%

Television ****9%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**40%

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 · ■ Udaipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.5%**

**61.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007**

**1006

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1194**

**957

Working population ****55.8%**

**55.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.8% for men and 45.9% for women. 58% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 175 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 189 (38%) · **■** Other work 15 (3%) · **■** Marginal 119 (24%)

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 Udaipur

- Bandhanpur925 people
- Rupunga920 people
- Adukala912 people
- Kida901 people
- Samaniya893 people
- Durgapur861 people
- Thakurnagar857 people
- Lat824 people

[All 191 villages in Udaipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raigarh/udaipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Potiya?496116
- How far is Potiya from Raigarh?60 km by road
- What is the population of Potiya?893 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Potiya in?Raigarh district (Udaipur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Potiya?56.5% (Census 2011)