Village · Kalimela, Malkangiri # Potakhal Potakhal is a village in Kalimela sub-district of Malkangiri district, Odisha, PIN code 764047. The 2011 Census counted 1,170 people in 282 households, the 18th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.3%. - 1,170 people (2011) - 282 households - 61.3% literacy - 764047 PIN code ## Potakhal PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Potakhal is 764047. Potakhal falls in Kalimela sub-district, Malkangiri district, Odisha. - PIN code 764047 - Gram panchayat Gompakonda - Community development block Kalimela - Census village code 430997 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Potakhal from nearby towns? - Kalimela (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road - Malkangiri (district HQ) 35 km by road - Malkangiri (nearest town) 34 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Potakhal? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Potakhal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Kalimela - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Jeypore - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bhubaneswar - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 14 h summer · 16 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Potakhal known for? The main crops are paddy. About 40% of the 564 hectares of village land is sown, and 108 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Potakhal Of every 100 households in Potakhal in 2011, 25 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Potakhal · ■ Kalimela rural average - Electricity for lighting 25% 23% - Toilet within the home 4% 8% - No toilet (open defecation) 96% 91% - Tap water 0% 7% - Drinking water within premises 1% 4% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 3% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 96% - Use banking services 54% 36% - Television 15% 14% - Mobile phone 14% 24% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 8% 9% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 33% 34% - Own their home 97% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Potakhal? ■ Potakhal · ■ Kalimela rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 61.3% 52.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1074 1004 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1054 968 - Working population 39.7% 50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.6% for men and 52.7% for women. 53% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 285 (61%) · ■ Farm labourers 50 (11%) · ■ Household industry 5 (1%) · ■ Other work 68 (15%) · ■ Marginal 57 (12%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kalimela - Kutmanpali 1,415 people - Kowasiguda 1,405 people - Padganpalli 1,404 people - Undurganda 1,310 people - Sangel 1,160 people - Doraguda 1,048 people - Bhenkatapalli 977 people - Karkatpalli 919 people All 112 villages in Kalimela ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Potakhal? 764047 - How far is Potakhal from Malkangiri? 35 km by road - What is the population of Potakhal? 1,170 (Census 2011) - Which district is Potakhal in? Malkangiri district (Kalimela sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Potakhal? 61.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/malkangiri/kalimela/potakhal/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.