# Pothavaripalle Village, Kalakada, Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Kalakada, Chittoor 

# Pothavaripalle

Pothavaripalle is a village in Kalakada sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **517236**. The 2011 Census counted **310 people in 86 households**, the 15th largest of 16 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.2%.

- 310people (2011)
- 86households
- 57.3%literacy
- 517236PIN code

## Pothavaripalle PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pothavaripalle is 517236.** Pothavaripalle falls in Kalakada sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code517236
- Gram panchayatBatavaripalle
- Community development blockKalakada
- Census village code595673

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

## How far is Pothavaripalle from nearby towns?

- Kalakada (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Chittoor (district HQ)95 km by road
- Rayachoti (nearest town)29 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 Pothavaripalle?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Pothavaripalle; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kalakada
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pileru
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Valmikipuram
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 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 Pothavaripalle known for?

The main crops are **ground nut**. About 49% of the 203 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 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 Pothavaripalle

Of every 100 households in Pothavaripalle in 2011, 90 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pothavaripalle · ■ Kalakada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**79%

Tap water ****98%**

**92%

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

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**85%

Use banking services ****66%**

**78%

Television ****59%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**15%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**27%

Own their home ****95%**

**93%

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 Pothavaripalle?

■ Pothavaripalle · ■ Kalakada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.3%**

**64.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****722**

**854

Working population ****41.9%**

**56.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.5% for men and 42.2% for women. 62% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 107 (82%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (5%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 8 (6%) · **■** Marginal 8 (6%)

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 Kalakada

- Kalakadadoddi Palle983 people
- Nawabpet881 people
- Ratiguntapalle833 people
- Kalakadakothapalle359 people
- Madinenipalem32 people

[All 16 villages in Kalakada](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/kalakada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pothavaripalle?517236
- How far is Pothavaripalle from Chittoor?95 km by road
- What is the population of Pothavaripalle?310 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pothavaripalle in?Chittoor district (Kalakada sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pothavaripalle?57.3% (Census 2011)