# Pota Village, Murtijapur, Akola (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Murtijapur, Akola 

# Pota

Pota is a village in Murtijapur sub-district of Akola district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **183 people in 40 households**, the 127th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 88.3%.

- 183people (2011)
- 40households
- 75.8%literacy
- 989females per 1,000 males

## Pota PIN code and other codes

Pota falls in Murtijapur sub-district, Akola district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockMurtijapur
- Census village code530240

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

## How far is Pota from nearby towns?

- Murtijapur (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Akola (district HQ)77 km by road
- Murtijapur (nearest town)22 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 Pota?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Pota; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Karum
- ○Degree college10+ km · Murtijapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Murtijapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 18 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 Pota known for?

About 78% of the 398 hectares of village land is sown, and 309 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 Pota

Of every 100 households in Pota in 2011, 72 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pota · ■ Murtijapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**65%

Tap water ****0%**

**51%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**89%

Use banking services ****45%**

**64%

Television ****20%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**39%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

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 Pota?

■ Pota · ■ Murtijapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.8%**

**88.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****571**

**934

Working population ****56.8%**

**48.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 68.7% for women. 59% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 13 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (23%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 6 (6%) · **■** Marginal 60 (58%)

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 Murtijapur

- Takwada.213 people
- Chinchkhed205 people
- Lasnapur197 people
- Kamal Khed186 people
- Saudapur179 people
- Sirtala177 people
- Balapur155 people
- Jethapur155 people

[All 163 villages in Murtijapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/murtijapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pota from Akola?77 km by road
- What is the population of Pota?183 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pota in?Akola district (Murtijapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Pota?75.8% (Census 2011)