# Potanar Village, Kotpad, Koraput (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kotpad, Koraput 

# Potanar

Potanar is a village in Kotpad sub-district of Koraput district, Odisha, PIN code **764058**. The 2011 Census counted **417 people in 110 households**, the 81st largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 45.6%.

- 417people (2011)
- 110households
- 44.6%literacy
- 764058PIN code

## Potanar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Potanar is 764058.** Potanar falls in Kotpad sub-district, Koraput district, Odisha.

- PIN code764058
- Gram panchayatChandili
- Community development blockKotpad
- Census village code428170

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

## How far is Potanar from nearby towns?

- Kotpad (sub-district HQ)65 km by road
- Koraput (district HQ)85 km by road
- Koraput (nearest town)80 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 Potanar?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kotpad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambaguda
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 18 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 Potanar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 94% of the 416 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 Potanar

Of every 100 households in Potanar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Potanar · ■ Kotpad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**10%

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

**5%

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

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**4%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****11%**

**23%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****26%**

**30%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Potanar?

■ Potanar · ■ Kotpad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.6%**

**45.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1183**

**1022

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909**

**980

Working population ****71.7%**

**54.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.8% for men and 37.2% for women. 76% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 67 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (4%) · **■** Other work 33 (11%) · **■** Marginal 187 (63%)

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 Kotpad

- Dhanpur442 people
- Ekomba442 people
- Ambabelli435 people
- Kusumi431 people
- Bagchuan415 people
- Deuda411 people
- Jeeragam405 people
- Nandigam399 people

[All 113 villages in Kotpad](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/koraput/kotpad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Potanar?764058
- How far is Potanar from Koraput?85 km by road
- What is the population of Potanar?417 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Potanar in?Koraput district (Kotpad sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Potanar?44.6% (Census 2011)