# Potlan Village, Sahara, Bhilwara (Rajasthan) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/bhilwara/sahara/potlan/ Village · Sahara, Bhilwara # Potlan Potlan is a village in Sahara sub-district of Bhilwara district, Rajasthan, PIN code **311806**. The 2011 Census counted **7,204 people in 1,447 households**, the 1st largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.1%. - 7,204people (2011) - 1,447households - 62.6%literacy - 311806PIN code ## Potlan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Potlan is 311806.** Potlan falls in Sahara sub-district, Bhilwara district, Rajasthan. - PIN code311806 - Community development blockSahara - Census village code095485 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Potlan from nearby towns? - Sahara (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Bhilwara (district HQ)60 km by road - Gangapur (nearest town)10 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 Potlan? 33 services counted by the Census are inside Potlan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Gangapur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Gangapur - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Potlan known for? The main crops are **makki, bajara and guar**. Products made here include earthen pots. About 51% of the 2,635 hectares of village land is sown, and 120 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 Potlan Of every 100 households in Potlan in 2011, 79 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Potlan · ■ Sahara rural average Electricity for lighting ****79%** **78% Toilet within the home ****30%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****70%** **89% Tap water ****86%** **41% Drinking water within premises ****61%** **29% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **93% Use banking services ****82%** **75% Television ****38%** **26% Mobile phone ****71%** **65% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****24%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****20%** **20% Own their home ****93%** **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 Potlan? ■ Potlan · ■ Sahara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.6%** **57.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998** **1031 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **936 Working population ****50.3%** **53.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.7% for men and 48.4% for women. 55% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 693 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 336 (9%) · **■** Household industry 187 (5%) · **■** Other work 648 (18%) · **■** Marginal 1,761 (49%) 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 Sahara - Koshithal7,153 people - Sahara5,532 people - Khankhla3,855 people - Mahendragarh3,473 people [All 107 villages in Sahara](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/bhilwara/sahara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Potlan?311806 - How far is Potlan from Bhilwara?60 km by road - What is the population of Potlan?7,204 (Census 2011) - Which district is Potlan in?Bhilwara district (Sahara sub-district), Rajasthan - What is the literacy rate of Potlan?62.6% (Census 2011)