# Potes Village, Jayapatna, Kalahandi (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Jayapatna, Kalahandi 

# Potes

Potes is a village in Jayapatna sub-district of Kalahandi district, Odisha, PIN code **766013**. The 2011 Census counted **893 people in 236 households**, the 83rd largest of 147 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 893people (2011)
- 236households
- 69.2%literacy
- 766013PIN code

## Potes PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Potes is 766013.** Potes falls in Jayapatna sub-district, Kalahandi district, Odisha.

- PIN code766013
- Gram panchayatPandigaon
- Community development blockKalampur
- Census village code424131

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

## How far is Potes from nearby towns?

- Jayapatna (sub-district HQ)53 km by road
- Bhawanipatna (district HQ)62 km by road
- Junagarh (nearest town)36 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 Potes?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Potes; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kalampur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kalampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhawanipatna
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 13 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 Potes known for?

The main crops are **paddy, pulses and maize**. About 68% of the 327 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 Potes

Of every 100 households in Potes in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Potes · ■ Jayapatna rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**91%

Tap water ****4%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**7%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****19%**

**20%

Television ****0%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Potes?

■ Potes · ■ Jayapatna rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.2%**

**55.4%

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

**1030

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****861**

**981

Working population ****43.8%**

**51.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.0% for men and 54.8% for women. 56% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 140 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 74 (19%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 12 (3%) · **■** Marginal 164 (42%)

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 Jayapatna

- Podakhol911 people
- Derlapada901 people
- Khangarguda894 people
- Bargaon893 people
- Dhamanguda889 people
- Talgud889 people
- Karmel888 people
- Paikbahal878 people

[All 148 villages in Jayapatna](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kalahandi/jayapatna/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Potes?766013
- How far is Potes from Bhawanipatna?62 km by road
- What is the population of Potes?893 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Potes in?Kalahandi district (Jayapatna sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Potes?69.2% (Census 2011)