# Potha Village, Kalakote, Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Kalakote, Rajouri 

# Potha

Potha is a village in Kalakote sub-district of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185201**. The 2011 Census counted **392 people in 80 households**, the 52nd largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.1%.

- 392people (2011)
- 80households
- 56.5%literacy
- 185201PIN code

## Potha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Potha is 185201.** Potha falls in Kalakote sub-district, Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code185201
- Gram panchayatPanhar
- Community development blockKalakote
- Census village code001546

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

## How far is Potha from nearby towns?

- Kala- Kote (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Rajouri (district HQ)80 km by road
- Sunderbani (nearest town)38 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 Potha?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Potha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●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 school5–10 km · Solki
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajouri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajouri
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)10 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 Potha known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maiza and paddy**. About 24% of the 114 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Potha

Of every 100 households in Potha in 2011, 52 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Potha · ■ Kalakote rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**71%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Tap water ****80%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**6%

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

**6%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****29%**

**67%

Television ****17%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**1%

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

**42%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Potha?

■ Potha · ■ Kalakote rural average

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

**59.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****858**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****577**

**866

Working population ****26.3%**

**53.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.5% for men and 49.0% for women. 46% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 8 (8%) · **■** Marginal 93 (90%)

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 Kalakote

- Owdarni463 people
- Kalar456 people
- Thos444 people
- Khah435 people
- Sonchal372 people
- Chak Mian363 people
- Pahli Brahamana363 people
- Deolian340 people

[All 69 villages in Kalakote](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/kalakote/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Potha?185201
- How far is Potha from Rajouri?80 km by road
- What is the population of Potha?392 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Potha in?Rajouri district (Kalakote sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Potha?56.5% (Census 2011)