# Pothukurru Village, Ainavilli, East Godavari (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Ainavilli, East Godavari 

# Pothukurru

Pothukurru is a village in Ainavilli sub-district of East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **533577**. The 2011 Census counted **1,726 people in 501 households**, the 14th largest of 16 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.6%.

- 1,726people (2011)
- 501households
- 73.1%literacy
- 533577PIN code

## Pothukurru PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pothukurru is 533577.** Pothukurru falls in Ainavilli sub-district, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code533577
- Gram panchayatPothukurru
- Community development blockAinavilli
- Census village code587779

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

## How far is Pothukurru from nearby towns?

- Ainavilli (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Kakinada (district HQ)60 km by road
- Amalapuram (nearest town)18 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 Pothukurru?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Pothukurru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ainavilli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Amalapuram
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ainavilli
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)13 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 Pothukurru known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 98% of the 338 hectares of village land is sown, and 210 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 Pothukurru

Of every 100 households in Pothukurru in 2011, 94 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pothukurru · ■ Ainavilli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**50%

Tap water ****53%**

**38%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**46%

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

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**78%

Use banking services ****62%**

**45%

Television ****55%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**15%

Own their home ****82%**

**90%

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 Pothukurru?

■ Pothukurru · ■ Ainavilli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.1%**

**77.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****740**

**966

Working population ****49.2%**

**44.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.3% for men and 67.2% for women. 63% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 62 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 460 (54%) · **■** Other work 131 (15%) · **■** Marginal 197 (23%)

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 Ainavilli

- Madupalle2,764 people
- K. Jagannadhapuram2,615 people
- Chintana Lanka2,111 people
- Veluvalapalle1,975 people
- Kondukuduru1,677 people
- Sirasavalli Savaram307 people

[All 17 villages in Ainavilli](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/east-godavari/ainavilli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pothukurru?533577
- How far is Pothukurru from Kakinada?60 km by road
- What is the population of Pothukurru?1,726 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pothukurru in?East Godavari district (Ainavilli sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pothukurru?73.1% (Census 2011)
