# Potra Village, Kalamnuri, Hingoli (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kalamnuri, Hingoli 

# Potra

Potra is a village in Kalamnuri sub-district of Hingoli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,877 people in 599 households**, the 11th largest of 142 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.8%.

- 2,877people (2011)
- 599households
- 76.9%literacy
- 941females per 1,000 males

## Potra PIN code and other codes

Potra falls in Kalamnuri sub-district, Hingoli district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKalamnuri
- Census village code546185

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

## How far is Potra from nearby towns?

- Kalamnuri (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Hingoli (district HQ)38 km by road
- Kalamnuri (nearest town)19 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 Potra?

23 services counted by the Census are inside Potra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Malegaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · A Balapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kalamunri
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)9 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 Potra known for?

The main crops are **cotton, cereals and jowar**. About 90% of the 1,187 hectares of village land is sown, and 987 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 Potra

Of every 100 households in Potra in 2011, 54 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Potra · ■ Kalamnuri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**56%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**70%

Tap water ****90%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**93%

Use banking services ****75%**

**67%

Television ****22%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**36%

Own their home ****97%**

**95%

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 Potra?

■ Potra · ■ Kalamnuri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.9%**

**77.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****841**

**895

Working population ****56.6%**

**49.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.8% for men and 65.4% for women. 56% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 572 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 878 (54%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 137 (8%) · **■** Marginal 35 (2%)

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 Kalamnuri

- Yehelegaon Tukaram3,407 people
- Sindgi3,380 people
- Hiwara Tarf Jawala3,024 people
- Tondapur2,942 people
- Ghoda2,820 people
- Warud2,770 people
- Sukliveer2,627 people
- Kandli2,599 people

[All 151 villages in Kalamnuri](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/hingoli/kalamnuri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Potra from Hingoli?38 km by road
- What is the population of Potra?2,877 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Potra in?Hingoli district (Kalamnuri sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Potra?76.9% (Census 2011)