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

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Village · Pottangi, Koraput 

# Uparkanti

Uparkanti is a village in Pottangi sub-district of Koraput district, Odisha, PIN code **764036**. The 2011 Census counted **821 people in 192 households**, the 34th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 34.7%.

- 821people (2011)
- 192households
- 33.1%literacy
- 764036PIN code

## Uparkanti PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code764036
- Gram panchayatUpparkanti
- Community development blockSimiliguda
- Census village code430003

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

## How far is Uparkanti from nearby towns?

- Pottangi (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Koraput (district HQ)42 km by road
- Nabarangapur (nearest town)16 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 Uparkanti?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Uparkanti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Semiliguda
- ○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
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Uparkanti known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ragi and niger**. About 30% of the 485 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 Uparkanti

Of every 100 households in Uparkanti in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Uparkanti · ■ Pottangi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**17%

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

**9%

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

**86%

Tap water ****6%**

**11%

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

**5%

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

**3%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****10%**

**47%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**9%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****89%**

**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 Uparkanti?

■ Uparkanti · ■ Pottangi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****33.1%**

**34.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1542**

**1032

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1304**

**939

Working population ****55.9%**

**55.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 36.0% for men and 31.3% for women. 65% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 164 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (3%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 278 (61%)

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

- Sindhei984 people
- Tema917 people
- Sankar879 people
- Matiagumandi845 people
- Jubarajpeta796 people
- Gugaguda762 people
- Sirimoda742 people
- Barakutni737 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Uparkanti?764036
- How far is Uparkanti from Koraput?42 km by road
- What is the population of Uparkanti?821 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Uparkanti in?Koraput district (Pottangi sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Uparkanti?33.1% (Census 2011)