# Pothara Village, Samudrapur, Wardha (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Samudrapur, Wardha 

# Pothara

Pothara is a village in Samudrapur sub-district of Wardha district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **513 people in 126 households**, the 79th largest of 166 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.7%.

- 513people (2011)
- 126households
- 86.7%literacy
- 1,004females per 1,000 males

## Pothara PIN code and other codes

Pothara falls in Samudrapur sub-district, Wardha district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockSamudrapur
- Census village code534704

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

## How far is Pothara from nearby towns?

- Samudrapur (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Wardha (district HQ)62 km by road
- Hinganghat (nearest town)16 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 Pothara?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Pothara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary 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

### Nearest outside

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

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 16 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 Pothara known for?

Products made here include bamboo cane products, broom and agricultural implements. About 88% of the 826 hectares of village land is sown, and 494 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 Pothara

Of every 100 households in Pothara in 2011, 88 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pothara · ■ Samudrapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**44%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**56%

Tap water ****43%**

**47%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**78%

Use banking services ****94%**

**72%

Television ****52%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**29%

Own their home ****98%**

**90%

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 Pothara?

■ Pothara · ■ Samudrapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.7%**

**82.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1296**

**923

Working population ****58.9%**

**56.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.1% for men and 81.1% for women. 64% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 124 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 108 (36%) · **■** Other work 12 (4%) · **■** Marginal 58 (19%)

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 Samudrapur

- Sujatpur539 people
- Umri536 people
- Pardi535 people
- Chakur518 people
- Barfa507 people
- Derda506 people
- Karur500 people
- Sakurli500 people

[All 222 villages in Samudrapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/wardha/samudrapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pothara from Wardha?62 km by road
- What is the population of Pothara?513 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pothara in?Wardha district (Samudrapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Pothara?86.7% (Census 2011)