# Poyya Village, Thottambedu, Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Thottambedu, Chittoor 

# Poyya

Poyya is a village in Thottambedu sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **517642**. The 2011 Census counted **1,797 people in 507 households**, the 7th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.7%.

- 1,797people (2011)
- 507households
- 62.6%literacy
- 517642PIN code

## Poyya PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Poyya is 517642.** Poyya falls in Thottambedu sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code517642
- Gram panchayatPoyya&Lingamanaidupalle
- Community development blockThottambedu
- Census village code595895

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

## How far is Poyya from nearby towns?

- Thottambedu (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Chittoor (district HQ)115 km by road
- Srikalahasti (nearest town)6 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 Poyya?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Poyya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn 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 · Srikalahasti
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Srikalahasti
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tirupati
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 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 wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Poyya known for?

The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. Products made here include cement and clothes work. About 51% of the 705 hectares of village land is sown, and 356 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 Poyya

Of every 100 households in Poyya in 2011, 95 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Poyya · ■ Thottambedu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**81%

Tap water ****58%**

**71%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**27%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**70%

Use banking services ****50%**

**62%

Television ****48%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**28%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

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 Poyya?

■ Poyya · ■ Thottambedu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.6%**

**62.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1058**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**965

Working population ****50.1%**

**49.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.1% for men and 55.8% for women. 55% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 100 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 614 (68%) · **■** Household industry 39 (4%) · **■** Other work 88 (10%) · **■** Marginal 59 (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 Thottambedu

- Chittathur2,753 people
- Konathaneri2,070 people
- Pudi1,971 people
- Chiyyavaram1,801 people
- Peddakanaparthi1,773 people
- Kasaram1,708 people
- Edulagunta1,600 people
- Bonupalle1,417 people

[All 41 villages in Thottambedu](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/thottambedu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Poyya?517642
- How far is Poyya from Chittoor?115 km by road
- What is the population of Poyya?1,797 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Poyya in?Chittoor district (Thottambedu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Poyya?62.6% (Census 2011)
