# Pothulakunta Village, Kothacheruvu, Anantapur (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/kothacheruvu/pothulakunta/ Village · Kothacheruvu, Anantapur # Pothulakunta Pothulakunta is a village in Kothacheruvu sub-district of Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **515133**. The 2011 Census counted **1,033 people in 284 households**, the 9th largest of 21 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.6%. - 1,033people (2011) - 284households - 67.3%literacy - 515133PIN code ## Pothulakunta PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pothulakunta is 515133.** Pothulakunta falls in Kothacheruvu sub-district, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code515133 - Gram panchayatPothulakunta - Community development blockKothacheruvu - Census village code595302 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pothulakunta from nearby towns? - Kothacheruvu (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Anantapur (district HQ)80 km by road - Dharmavaram (nearest town)35 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 Pothulakunta? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Pothulakunta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kothacheruvu - ○Degree college10+ km · Mylepalle - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kothacheruvu - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Pothulakunta known for? The main crops are **ground nut, paddy and red gram**. About 73% of the 1,005 hectares of village land is sown, and 75 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 Pothulakunta Of every 100 households in Pothulakunta in 2011, 88 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pothulakunta · ■ Kothacheruvu rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **93% Toilet within the home ****20%** **41% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **58% Tap water ****94%** **97% Drinking water within premises ****17%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **82% Use banking services ****84%** **73% Television ****34%** **57% Mobile phone ****40%** **58% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****43%** **23% Own their home ****97%** **86% 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 Pothulakunta? ■ Pothulakunta · ■ Kothacheruvu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.3%** **63.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924** **990 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****886** **891 Working population ****60.9%** **51.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.3% for men and 55.4% for women. 62% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 152 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 324 (52%) · **■** Other work 14 (2%) · **■** Marginal 139 (22%) 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 Kothacheruvu - Byrapuram2,015 people - Kesapuram1,633 people - Kodapaganipalle1,310 people - Mylasamudram1,228 people - Marakuntapalle1,013 people - Tirumaladevarapalle793 people - Narepalle787 people - Lingareddipalle655 people [All 23 villages in Kothacheruvu](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/kothacheruvu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pothulakunta?515133 - How far is Pothulakunta from Anantapur?80 km by road - What is the population of Pothulakunta?1,033 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pothulakunta in?Anantapur district (Kothacheruvu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Pothulakunta?67.3% (Census 2011)