# Potia Village, Mahakalapada, Kendrapara (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Mahakalapada, Kendrapara 

# Potia

Potia is a village in Mahakalapada sub-district of Kendrapara district, Odisha, PIN code **754224**. The 2011 Census counted **686 people in 160 households**, the 68th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.9%.

- 686people (2011)
- 160households
- 87.3%literacy
- 754224PIN code

## Potia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Potia is 754224.** Potia falls in Mahakalapada sub-district, Kendrapara district, Odisha.

- PIN code754224
- Gram panchayatBadihi
- Community development blockMahakalapada
- Census village code397035

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

## How far is Potia from nearby towns?

- Mahakalapada (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Kendrapara (district HQ)32 km by road
- Kendrapara (nearest town)10 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 Potia?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kendrapara
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Rahama
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Rahama
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Potia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 169 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 Potia

Of every 100 households in Potia in 2011, 22 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Potia · ■ Mahakalapada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**6%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**97%

Use banking services ****14%**

**52%

Television ****3%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****52%**

**27%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Potia?

■ Potia · ■ Mahakalapada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.3%**

**80.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****778**

**950

Working population ****38.0%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.2% for men and 81.1% for women. 55% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 123 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 47 (18%) · **■** Other work 16 (6%) · **■** Marginal 75 (29%)

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 Mahakalapada

- Gopalpur732 people
- Pareswar pur728 people
- Adoi711 people
- Oliha706 people
- Kantilo677 people
- Sugal669 people
- Palli Garh666 people
- Itakandia658 people

[All 155 villages in Mahakalapada](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kendrapara/mahakalapada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Potia?754224
- How far is Potia from Kendrapara?32 km by road
- What is the population of Potia?686 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Potia in?Kendrapara district (Mahakalapada sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Potia?87.3% (Census 2011)