# Potiya Village, Bindranavagarh, Raipur (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Bindranavagarh, Raipur 

# Potiya

Potiya is a village in Bindranavagarh sub-district of Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493889**. The 2011 Census counted **874 people in 212 households**, the 29th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%.

- 874people (2011)
- 212households
- 70.7%literacy
- 493889PIN code

## Potiya PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Potiya is 493889.** Potiya falls in Bindranavagarh sub-district, Raipur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493889
- Gram panchayatPotiya
- Community development blockGariaband
- Census village code445045

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?

- Gariyaband (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Raipur (district HQ)106 km by road
- Gariyaband (nearest town)18 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?

13 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Fulkarra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gariyaband
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Raipur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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?

About 51% of the 481 hectares of village land is sown, and 27 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, 74 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Potiya · ■ Bindranavagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**12%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****20%**

**56%

Television ****12%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**0%

None of these assets ****24%**

**36%

Own their home ****95%**

**95%

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 · ■ Bindranavagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%**

**72.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1037**

**1035

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1164**

**1014

Working population ****54.5%**

**54.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.2% for men and 57.5% for women. 59% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 116 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 227 (48%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 6 (1%) · **■** Marginal 126 (26%)

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 Bindranavagarh

- Kharhari902 people
- Kosmi901 people
- Madanpur890 people
- Kokdi879 people
- Darripara872 people
- Kaundkera869 people
- Mainpur862 people
- Barbahara813 people

[All 170 villages in Bindranavagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raipur/bindranavagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Potiya?493889
- How far is Potiya from Raipur?106 km by road
- What is the population of Potiya?874 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Potiya in?Raipur district (Bindranavagarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Potiya?70.7% (Census 2011)