# Potukanuma Village, Puthalapattu, Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/puthalapattu/potukanuma/ Village · Puthalapattu, Chittoor # Potukanuma Potukanuma is a village in Puthalapattu sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **517112**. The 2011 Census counted **3,321 people in 853 households**, the 5th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.5%. - 3,321people (2011) - 853households - 70.9%literacy - 517112PIN code ## Potukanuma PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Potukanuma is 517112.** Potukanuma falls in Puthalapattu sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code517112 - Gram panchayatPotukanuma&Ayyappagaripalle - Community development blockPuthalapattu - Census village code596461 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Potukanuma from nearby towns? - Puthalapattu (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Chittoor (district HQ)26 km by road - Chittoor (nearest town)26 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 Potukanuma? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Potukanuma; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 8 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pakala - ○Degree college10+ km · Chittoor - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chittoor - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - 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 Potukanuma known for? The main crops are **gur, ground nut and chillies**. Products made here include stone crusher. About 24% of the 1,369 hectares of village land is sown, and 139 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 Potukanuma Of every 100 households in Potukanuma in 2011, 92 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Potukanuma · ■ Puthalapattu rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **91% Toilet within the home ****8%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **80% Tap water ****100%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****27%** **45% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%** **75% Use banking services ****68%** **71% Television ****55%** **52% Mobile phone ****51%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****21%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****25%** **22% Own their home ****98%** **95% 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 Potukanuma? ■ Potukanuma · ■ Puthalapattu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.9%** **73.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1015** **996 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****849** **891 Working population ****45.8%** **44.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.4% for men and 61.8% for women. 58% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 551 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 600 (39%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 263 (17%) · **■** Marginal 103 (7%) 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 Puthalapattu - Puthalapattu5,583 people - Vavilthota4,879 people - Kothakota4,567 people - Muthirevula4,003 people - Thenepalle2,784 people - Polavaram2,417 people - Palakuru2,298 people - Erracheruvupalle2,155 people [All 21 villages in Puthalapattu](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/puthalapattu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Potukanuma?517112 - How far is Potukanuma from Chittoor?26 km by road - What is the population of Potukanuma?3,321 (Census 2011) - Which district is Potukanuma in?Chittoor district (Puthalapattu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Potukanuma?70.9% (Census 2011)