Peturu, Pottangi

Peturu is a village located in the Pottangi Tehsil of Koraput district of Odisha. The village falls in Pottangi block and comes under Petteru Gram Panchayat.

As on May 2024, the current population of Peturu is 679 out of which 322 are males and rest 357 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1109 females per 1000 males. There are around 117 teenagers in Peturu. It has literacy rate of 18% which means around 124 persons can read and write. Total 89 people belonging to scheduled caste and 367 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 178 households in Peturu, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 450. The pincode of Peturu is 764039 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Pottangi Sub Post office
• Maliput Branch Post office
• Ondrangi Branch Post office
• Sorada Branch Post office
• Sunki Branch Post office

Schools

Peturu has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Govt. U.G. High School, Petru
• Jhilgul Proj Primary School
• Adatika Proj Primary School

Hospitals

Peturu has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Kuruli Sub-Center
• Maliput Sub-Center
• Rallegada Sub-Center
• Gangarajpur Sub-Center
• Thuria Sub-Center

Banks

Peturu has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• ICICI Bank Kotia