# Potesh Village, Kashipur, Rayagada (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kashipur, Rayagada 

# Potesh

Potesh is a village in Kashipur sub-district of Rayagada district, Odisha, PIN code **765015**. The 2011 Census counted **283 people in 76 households**, the 85th largest of 254 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 21.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 37.8%.

- 283people (2011)
- 76households
- 21.0%literacy
- 765015PIN code

## Potesh PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Potesh is 765015.** Potesh falls in Kashipur sub-district, Rayagada district, Odisha.

- PIN code765015
- Gram panchayatMandibisi
- Community development blockKashipur
- Census village code425850

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

## How far is Potesh from nearby towns?

- Kashipur (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Rayagada (district HQ)59 km by road
- Rayagada (nearest town)90 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 Potesh?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Potesh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rayagada
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rayagada
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Potesh known for?

The main crops are **cotton**. About 38% of the 2 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 Potesh

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

■ Potesh · ■ Kashipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

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

**3%

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

**97%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

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

**2%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****58%**

**65%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**6%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****93%**

**75%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Potesh?

■ Potesh · ■ Kashipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****21.0%**

**37.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1096**

**1071

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1133**

**998

Working population ****49.8%**

**50.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 39.0% for men and 4.4% for women. 55% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 103 (73%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (10%) · **■** Other work 3 (2%) · **■** Marginal 21 (15%)

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 Kashipur

- Talapatri307 people
- Singarikhadika297 people
- Tujer294 people
- Jagatipadara288 people
- Nalachuan272 people
- Kuliapadara271 people
- Adatakeri265 people
- Padmapur265 people

[All 278 villages in Kashipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/rayagada/kashipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Potesh?765015
- How far is Potesh from Rayagada?59 km by road
- What is the population of Potesh?283 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Potesh in?Rayagada district (Kashipur sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Potesh?21.0% (Census 2011)