# Potal Village, Karjat, Raigarh (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/karjat/potal/

Village · Karjat, Raigarh 

# Potal

Potal is a village in Karjat sub-district of Raigarh district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,111 people in 222 households**, the 49th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.4%.

- 1,111people (2011)
- 222households
- 78.6%literacy
- 1,002females per 1,000 males

## Potal PIN code and other codes

Potal falls in Karjat sub-district, Raigarh district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKarjat
- Census village code553634

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

## How far is Potal from nearby towns?

- Karjat (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Alibag (district HQ)7 km by road
- Karjat (nearest town)17 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 Potal?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Potal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gaulwadi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Karjat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Karjat
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Potal known for?

About 64% of the 333 hectares of village land is sown, and 105 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 Potal

Of every 100 households in Potal in 2011, 98 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Potal · ■ Karjat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****21%**

**43%

Tap water ****1%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**66%

Use banking services ****42%**

**54%

Television ****41%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**20%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****29%**

**29%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Potal?

■ Potal · ■ Karjat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.6%**

**78.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1002**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1079**

**977

Working population ****38.9%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.1% for men and 74.0% for women. 60% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 108 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 148 (34%) · **■** Household industry 15 (3%) · **■** Other work 83 (19%) · **■** Marginal 78 (18%)

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 Karjat

- Savale1,216 people
- Chandhai1,175 people
- Bekare1,171 people
- Wanjarpada1,125 people
- Antrat T. Waredi1,088 people
- Pali T. Kothal Khalathi1,075 people
- Tamnath1,056 people
- Eksal1,017 people

[All 176 villages in Karjat](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/karjat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Potal from Alibag?7 km by road
- What is the population of Potal?1,111 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Potal in?Raigarh district (Karjat sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Potal?78.6% (Census 2011)