# Potiya Village, Kurai, Seoni (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/seoni/kurai/potiya/ Village · Kurai, Seoni # Potiya Potiya is a village in Kurai sub-district of Seoni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,029 people in 230 households**, the 26th largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%. - 1,029people (2011) - 230households - 66.8%literacy - 986females per 1,000 males ## Potiya PIN code and other codes Potiya falls in Kurai sub-district, Seoni district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockKurai - Census village code497179 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? - Kurai (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Seoni (district HQ)38 km by road - Seoni (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 Potiya? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Potiya; 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 - ●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 · Kurai - ○Degree college10+ km · Seoni - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kurai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 60% of the 282 hectares of village land is sown, and 77 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, 70 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Potiya · ■ Kurai rural average Electricity for lighting ****70%** **80% Toilet within the home ****3%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **85% Tap water ****0%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **95% Use banking services ****70%** **62% Television ****9%** **21% Mobile phone ****28%** **24% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****26%** **30% Own their home ****98%** **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 Potiya? ■ Potiya · ■ Kurai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.8%** **71.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986** **1009 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****565** **1008 Working population ****62.7%** **52.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.6% for men and 57.4% for women. 63% of men and 63% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 60 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 12 (2%) · **■** Marginal 570 (88%) 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 Kurai - Dungariya1,093 people - Darasikhurd1,054 people - Laveserra1,050 people - Sagar1,032 people - Karhaiya990 people - Chikhli987 people - Pipariya985 people - Doonda Seoni971 people [All 186 villages in Kurai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/seoni/kurai/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Potiya from Seoni?38 km by road - What is the population of Potiya?1,029 (Census 2011) - Which district is Potiya in?Seoni district (Kurai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Potiya?66.8% (Census 2011)