# Bhitarkota Village, Pottangi, Koraput (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Pottangi, Koraput 

# Bhitarkota

Bhitarkota is a village in Pottangi sub-district of Koraput district, Odisha, PIN code **764036**. The 2011 Census counted **549 people in 131 households**, the 51st largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 26.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 34.7%.

- 549people (2011)
- 131households
- 26.3%literacy
- 764036PIN code

## Bhitarkota PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhitarkota is 764036.** Bhitarkota falls in Pottangi sub-district, Koraput district, Odisha.

- PIN code764036
- Gram panchayatSorisapodar
- Community development blockSimiliguda
- Census village code430006

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

## How far is Bhitarkota from nearby towns?

- Pottangi (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Koraput (district HQ)48 km by road
- Jeypur (nearest town)47 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 Bhitarkota?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pungar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Semiliguda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Semiliguda
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river

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 Bhitarkota known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ragi and naiger**. About 24% of the 401 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 Bhitarkota

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

■ Bhitarkota · ■ Pottangi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

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

**5%

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

**3%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****24%**

**47%

Television ****1%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**9%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****92%**

**73%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Bhitarkota?

■ Bhitarkota · ■ Pottangi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****26.3%**

**34.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1120**

**1032

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****811**

**939

Working population ****54.8%**

**55.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 29.6% for men and 23.5% for women. 61% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 66 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 233 (77%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Pottangi

- Tankubeda593 people
- Olaparu592 people
- Kusuma584 people
- Hatoguda578 people
- Neelampadu522 people
- Siura512 people
- Palijodipodar500 people
- Sikaparu498 people

[All 106 villages in Pottangi](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/koraput/pottangi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhitarkota?764036
- How far is Bhitarkota from Koraput?48 km by road
- What is the population of Bhitarkota?549 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhitarkota in?Koraput district (Pottangi sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Bhitarkota?26.3% (Census 2011)