# Potlod Village, Sawer, Indore (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/indore/sawer/potlod/ Village · Sawer, Indore # Potlod Potlod is a village in Sawer sub-district of Indore district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,015 people in 642 households**, the 10th largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.6%. - 3,015people (2011) - 642households - 67.4%literacy - 891females per 1,000 males ## Potlod PIN code and other codes Potlod falls in Sawer sub-district, Indore district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockSawer - Census village code476235 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Potlod from nearby towns? - Sawer (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Indore (district HQ)60 km by road - Sawer (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 Potlod? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Potlod; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km - ○Degree college10+ km - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Indore - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Potlod known for? About 89% of the 1,629 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,279 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 Potlod Of every 100 households in Potlod in 2011, 94 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 42 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Potlod · ■ Sawer rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **92% Toilet within the home ****42%** **39% No toilet (open defecation) ****58%** **60% Tap water ****4%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****21%** **18% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **78% Use banking services ****47%** **46% Television ****50%** **52% Mobile phone ****61%** **64% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****42%** **37% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **4% None of these assets ****14%** **17% Own their home ****97%** **91% 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 Potlod? ■ Potlod · ■ Sawer rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.4%** **69.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****891** **951 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****762** **902 Working population ****32.1%** **42.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.1% for men and 51.3% for women. 57% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 570 (59%) · **■** Farm labourers 225 (23%) · **■** Other work 29 (3%) · **■** Marginal 143 (15%) 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 Sawer - Kachhalya4,444 people - Barlai Jagir3,799 people - Kudana3,524 people - Solsinda3,504 people - Pirkaradiya2,757 people - Guran2,609 people - Bhawrasla2,385 people - Rajoda2,154 people [All 125 villages in Sawer](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/indore/sawer/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Potlod from Indore?60 km by road - What is the population of Potlod?3,015 (Census 2011) - Which district is Potlod in?Indore district (Sawer sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Potlod?67.4% (Census 2011)