# Pothavaram Village, Devipatnam, East Godavari (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/east-godavari/devipatnam/pothavaram/ Village · Devipatnam, East Godavari # Pothavaram Pothavaram is a village in Devipatnam sub-district of East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **533286**. The 2011 Census counted **846 people in 210 households**, the 11th largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.9%. - 846people (2011) - 210households - 69.5%literacy - 533286PIN code ## Pothavaram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pothavaram is 533286.** Pothavaram falls in Devipatnam sub-district, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code533286 - Gram panchayatDevaram - Community development blockDevipatnam - Census village code586634 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pothavaram from nearby towns? - Devipatnam (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Kakinada (district HQ)86 km by road - Rajahmundry (nearest town)44 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 Pothavaram? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Pothavaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 school10+ km · Gokavaram - ○Degree college10+ km · Rampachodavaram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rampachodavaram - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)10 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 Pothavaram known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 45% of the 363 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Pothavaram Of every 100 households in Pothavaram in 2011, 90 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pothavaram · ■ Devipatnam rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **72% Toilet within the home ****18%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **84% Tap water ****8%** **30% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **95% Use banking services ****27%** **25% Television ****45%** **36% Mobile phone ****10%** **22% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****34%** **42% Own their home ****94%** **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 Pothavaram? ■ Pothavaram · ■ Devipatnam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%** **59.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1158** **1061 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1483** **1019 Working population ****55.7%** **55.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.8% for men and 68.4% for women. 62% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 94 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 98 (21%) · **■** Other work 37 (8%) · **■** Marginal 242 (51%) 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 Devipatnam - Pudipalle1,408 people - Manturu1,290 people - Lothupalem887 people - Dandangi867 people - Peda Bheempalle832 people - China Ramanayyapeta801 people - Damanapalle727 people - Devaram685 people [All 46 villages in Devipatnam](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/east-godavari/devipatnam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pothavaram?533286 - How far is Pothavaram from Kakinada?86 km by road - What is the population of Pothavaram?846 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pothavaram in?East Godavari district (Devipatnam sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Pothavaram?69.5% (Census 2011)