# Potrel Village, Orkel, Malkangiri (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/malkangiri/orkel/potrel/ Village · Orkel, Malkangiri # Potrel Potrel is a village in Orkel sub-district of Malkangiri district, Odisha, PIN code **764051**. The 2011 Census counted **3,088 people in 667 households**, the 3rd largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.0%. - 3,088people (2011) - 667households - 52.4%literacy - 764051PIN code ## Potrel PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Potrel is 764051.** Potrel falls in Orkel sub-district, Malkangiri district, Odisha. - PIN code764051 - Gram panchayatPotrel - Community development blockKorkunda - Census village code430927 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Potrel from nearby towns? - Orkel (sub-district HQ)41 km by road - Malkangiri (district HQ)19 km by road - Balimela (nearest town)12 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 Potrel? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Potrel; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Podia - ○Degree college10+ km · Balimela - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 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 Potrel known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 64% of the 1,494 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Potrel Of every 100 households in Potrel in 2011, 3 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Potrel · ■ Orkel rural average Electricity for lighting ****3%** **11% Toilet within the home ****1%** **6% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **94% Tap water ****0%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **97% Use banking services ****8%** **30% Television ****1%** **6% Mobile phone ****28%** **18% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****36%** **40% Own their home ****96%** **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 Potrel? ■ Potrel · ■ Orkel rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****52.4%** **49.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1029** **1063 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1047** **1030 Working population ****50.0%** **48.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.1% for men and 41.0% for women. 54% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 620 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 126 (8%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 185 (12%) · **■** Marginal 612 (40%) 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 Orkel - Kamwada4,609 people - Nilakhamar3,318 people - Kudumuluguma2,641 people - Tarlakota2,339 people - Katapali2,163 people - Parkanmala2,122 people [All 109 villages in Orkel](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/malkangiri/orkel/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Potrel?764051 - How far is Potrel from Malkangiri?19 km by road - What is the population of Potrel?3,088 (Census 2011) - Which district is Potrel in?Malkangiri district (Orkel sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Potrel?52.4% (Census 2011)