# Potak Village, Ersama, Jagatsinghapur (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Ersama, Jagatsinghapur 

# Potak

Potak is a village in Ersama sub-district of Jagatsinghapur district, Odisha, PIN code **754139**. The 2011 Census counted **356 people in 81 households**, the 102nd largest of 150 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.4%.

- 356people (2011)
- 81households
- 87.7%literacy
- 754139PIN code

## Potak PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Potak is 754139.** Potak falls in Ersama sub-district, Jagatsinghapur district, Odisha.

- PIN code754139
- Gram panchayatBhitarandhari
- Community development blockErsama
- Census village code397322

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

## How far is Potak from nearby towns?

- Ersama (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Jagatsinghapur (district HQ)48 km by road
- Paradip (nearest town)20 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 Potak?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Potak; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kujang
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kujang
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 15 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 Potak known for?

About 84% of the 71 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Potak

Of every 100 households in Potak in 2011, 63 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Potak · ■ Ersama rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**18%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****99%**

**65%

Television ****24%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Potak?

■ Potak · ■ Ersama rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.7%**

**84.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****845**

**996

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**928

Working population ****36.0%**

**41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.1% for men and 81.7% for women. 62% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 101 (79%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (6%) · **■** Other work 4 (3%) · **■** Marginal 15 (12%)

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 Ersama

- Podana390 people
- Manikundal376 people
- Deuli368 people
- Bhaincho359 people
- Oreisala349 people
- Santola348 people
- Lachhamakana340 people
- Botigan329 people

[All 157 villages in Ersama](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/jagatsinghapur/ersama/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Potak?754139
- How far is Potak from Jagatsinghapur?48 km by road
- What is the population of Potak?356 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Potak in?Jagatsinghapur district (Ersama sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Potak?87.7% (Census 2011)