# Peturu Village, Pottangi, Koraput (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Pottangi, Koraput 

# Peturu

Peturu is a village in Pottangi sub-district of Koraput district, Odisha, PIN code **764039**. The 2011 Census counted **611 people in 160 households**, the 46th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 22.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 34.7%.

- 611people (2011)
- 160households
- 22.7%literacy
- 764039PIN code

## Peturu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Peturu is 764039.** Peturu falls in Pottangi sub-district, Koraput district, Odisha.

- PIN code764039
- Gram panchayatPeturu
- Community development blockPottangi
- Census village code430094

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

## How far is Peturu from nearby towns?

- Pottangi (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Koraput (district HQ)70 km by road
- Jeypur (nearest town)65 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 Peturu?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Peturu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pottangi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pottangi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Semiliguda
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Peturu known for?

The main crops are **ragi, paddy and nizer**. About 30% of the 650 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 Peturu

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

■ Peturu · ■ Pottangi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**17%

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

**9%

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

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**11%

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

**5%

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

**3%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****77%**

**47%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**9%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****94%**

**73%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Peturu?

■ Peturu · ■ Pottangi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****22.7%**

**34.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1107**

**1032

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1208**

**939

Working population ****66.3%**

**55.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 34.2% for men and 12.1% for women. 69% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 313 (77%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (7%) · **■** Other work 18 (4%) · **■** Marginal 45 (11%)

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

- Sikilamari629 people
- Tologolluru629 people
- Kotubu620 people
- Jangarada616 people
- Tankubeda593 people
- Olaparu592 people
- Kusuma584 people
- Hatoguda578 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Peturu?764039
- How far is Peturu from Koraput?70 km by road
- What is the population of Peturu?611 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Peturu in?Koraput district (Pottangi sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Peturu?22.7% (Census 2011)