# Potha Village, Nowshehra, Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/nowshehra/potha/ Village · Nowshehra, Rajouri # Potha Potha is a village in Nowshehra sub-district of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185151**. The 2011 Census counted **1,881 people in 368 households**, the 13th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%. - 1,881people (2011) - 368households - 73.1%literacy - 185151PIN code ## Potha PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Potha is 185151.** Potha falls in Nowshehra sub-district, Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code185151 - Gram panchayatDabbar - Community development blockNowshehra - Census village code001587 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? - Nowshehra (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Rajouri (district HQ)60 km by road - Nowshehra (nearest town)8 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? 14 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 - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nowshehra - ○Degree college10+ km · Rajouri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajouri - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - 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 **paddy, maiza and wheat**. About 46% of the 553 hectares of village land is sown, and 78 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 Potha Of every 100 households in Potha in 2011, 95 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Potha · ■ Nowshehra rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **88% Toilet within the home ****10%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **84% Tap water ****0%** **37% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%** **25% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%** **74% Use banking services ****57%** **81% Television ****41%** **47% Mobile phone ****71%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****22%** **25% Own their home ****100%** **99% 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 · ■ Nowshehra rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.1%** **78.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1060** **863 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****903** **841 Working population ****25.9%** **33.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.9% for men and 65.9% for women. 47% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 146 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 122 (25%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 158 (32%) · **■** Marginal 60 (12%) 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 Nowshehra - Laroka2,357 people - Mangal Devi2,277 people - Dharat2,253 people - Lam1,919 people - Kalsian1,880 people - Singh Pura1,836 people - Dundersar1,827 people - Bagnoti1,810 people [All 56 villages in Nowshehra](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/nowshehra/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Potha?185151 - How far is Potha from Rajouri?60 km by road - What is the population of Potha?1,881 (Census 2011) - Which district is Potha in?Rajouri district (Nowshehra sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Potha?73.1% (Census 2011)