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Karnataka Cabinet clears Rs 151 crore for ballot boxes, webcasting of panchayat polls
Reported by The Economic Times.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 601045
- Pincode
- 584143
- Post office
- Jawalgera
- Population
- 6,575
- Households
- 1,312
- Literacy rate
- 50.2%
- Sex ratio
- 999 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 2,558
Census 2011 · in context
How Potanhal compares
By population, Potanhal ranks #4 of 71 villages in Manvi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
50.2%
+6.8% vs mandal average
- Potanhal
- 50.2%
- Manvi mandal
- 43.4%
- Raichur district
- 50.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
999
−22 vs mandal average
- Potanhal
- 999
- Manvi mandal
- 1,021
Household size
people per home
5.0
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Potanhal
- 5.0
- Manvi mandal
- 5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Potanhal at a glance
Potanhal is a village of 6,575 people in 1,312 households (Census 2011) in Manvi taluk, Raichur district, Karnataka, the 4th-largest of 71 villages in Manvi taluk. Literacy is 50%, 7 points above the taluk average of 43% and the sex ratio is 999 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 584143, served by Jawalgera post office; the LGD village code is 601045. The village votes in Raichur Rural assembly constituency, represented by MLA Basanagouda Daddal. The population is estimated at 7,752 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Pothnal →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potanhal · this village | 6,575 | 50% | — |
| Jeenur · Manvi | 2,254 | 54% | — |
| Kharabadinni · Manvi | 1,552 | 39% | — |
| Muddamgaddi · Manvi | 1,002 | 54% | — |
| Uralgaddi · Manvi | 23 | 52% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Potanhal
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- MANVI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 20
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 66
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 20
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- POTANHAL
- Total area (ha)
- 1,463.64
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 1,171.24
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Potanhal
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Potanhal
- LGD code
- 601045
- Pincode
- 584143
- Post office
- Jawalgera
- Population (Census 2011)
- 6,575
- Population (projected 2026)
- 7,752
- Households
- 1,312
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 999
- Literacy rate
- 50.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Raichur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Raichur Rural
- Member of Parliament
- G Kumar Naik
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Basanagouda Daddal
- Block / Mandal
- Manvi
Same pincode
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)