# Potangal Village, Chincholi, Gulbarga (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chincholi, Gulbarga 

# Potangal

Potangal is a village in Chincholi sub-district of Gulbarga district, Karnataka, PIN code **585320**. The 2011 Census counted **1,104 people in 220 households**, the 77th largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%.

- 1,104people (2011)
- 220households
- 44.1%literacy
- 585320PIN code

## Potangal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Potangal is 585320.** Potangal falls in Chincholi sub-district, Gulbarga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code585320
- Gram panchayatSiroli
- Community development blockChincholi
- Census village code620469

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

## How far is Potangal from nearby towns?

- Chincholi (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Gulbarga (district HQ)74 km by road
- Sedam (nearest town)23 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 Potangal?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Potangal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nidagundi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sedam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sedam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)11 h summer · 13 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 Potangal known for?

The main crops are **tur dal**. About 87% of the 1,009 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 Potangal

Of every 100 households in Potangal in 2011, 79 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Potangal · ■ Chincholi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**86%

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

**4%

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

**91%

Tap water ****40%**

**51%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****50%**

**39%

Television ****28%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**31%

Own their home ****94%**

**93%

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 Potangal?

■ Potangal · ■ Chincholi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.1%**

**58.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1087**

**997

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1081**

**956

Working population ****58.8%**

**48.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.8% for men and 35.2% for women. 61% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 234 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 300 (46%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 45 (7%) · **■** Marginal 61 (9%)

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 Chincholi

- Kusrampalli1,182 people
- Sunthan1,146 people
- Bhootpur1,145 people
- Pochawaram1,115 people
- Bhaktampalli1,086 people
- Kalbhavi1,084 people
- Chandrampalli1,070 people
- Pangarga1,065 people

[All 148 villages in Chincholi](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/gulbarga/chincholi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Potangal?585320
- How far is Potangal from Gulbarga?74 km by road
- What is the population of Potangal?1,104 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Potangal in?Gulbarga district (Chincholi sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Potangal?44.1% (Census 2011)