# Pothyai Village, Khaniyadhana, Shivpuri (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shivpuri/khaniyadhana/pothyai/ Village · Khaniyadhana, Shivpuri # Pothyai Pothyai is a village in Khaniyadhana sub-district of Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh, PIN code **473990**. The 2011 Census counted **1,595 people in 385 households**, the 30th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.7%. - 1,595people (2011) - 385households - 63.7%literacy - 473990PIN code ## Pothyai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pothyai is 473990.** Pothyai falls in Khaniyadhana sub-district, Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh. - PIN code473990 - Community development blockKhaniyadhana - Census village code456357 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pothyai from nearby towns? - Khaniyadhana (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Shivpuri (district HQ)110 km by road - Khaniyadhana (nearest town)2 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 Pothyai? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Pothyai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Khaniyadhana - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Khaniyadhana - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Khaniyadhana - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)6 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 Pothyai known for? The main crops are **groundnut**. About 36% of the 337 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 Pothyai Of every 100 households in Pothyai in 2011, 86 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pothyai · ■ Khaniyadhana rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **21% Toilet within the home ****17%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **96% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%** **98% Use banking services ****83%** **29% Television ****48%** **10% Mobile phone ****58%** **32% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****30%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****24%** **42% Own their home ****97%** **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 Pothyai? ■ Pothyai · ■ Khaniyadhana rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.7%** **57.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957** **883 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****945** **895 Working population ****39.9%** **48.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.5% for men and 52.4% for women. 49% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 108 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 141 (22%) · **■** Household industry 24 (4%) · **■** Other work 228 (36%) · **■** Marginal 135 (21%) 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 Khaniyadhana - Rajnagar1,692 people - Nayagaon1,675 people - Nadanwara1,661 people - Kiyara1,655 people - Erawani1,581 people - Sinawal Kalan1,571 people - Khajra1,568 people - Kali Pahadi Chanderi1,538 people [All 143 villages in Khaniyadhana](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shivpuri/khaniyadhana/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pothyai?473990 - How far is Pothyai from Shivpuri?110 km by road - What is the population of Pothyai?1,595 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pothyai in?Shivpuri district (Khaniyadhana sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Pothyai?63.7% (Census 2011)