Village · Chilakaluripet H/O.Purushotha Patnam, Guntur # Pothavaram Pothavaram is a village in Chilakaluripet H/O.Purushotha Patnam sub-district of Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 522616. The 2011 Census counted 1,641 people in 467 households, the 11th largest of 13 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.2%. - 1,641 people (2011) - 467 households - 55.9% literacy - 522616 PIN code ## Pothavaram PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Pothavaram is 522616. Pothavaram falls in Chilakaluripet H/O.Purushotha Patnam sub-district, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 522616 - Gram panchayat Pothavaram - Community development block Chilakaluripet H/O.Purushotha Patnam - Census village code 590186 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Pothavaram from nearby towns? - Chilakaluripet H/O.Purushotha Patnam (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road - Guntur (district HQ) 45 km by road - Chilakaluripet (nearest town) 5 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Pothavaram? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Pothavaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1 - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Chilakaluripet - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Chilakaluripet - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Chilakaluripet - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 21 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Pothavaram known for? About 35% of the 1,119 hectares of village land is sown, and 63 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Pothavaram Of every 100 households in Pothavaram in 2011, 94 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pothavaram · ■ Chilakaluripet H/O.Purushotha Patnam rural average - Electricity for lighting 94% 90% - Toilet within the home 28% 44% - No toilet (open defecation) 72% 54% - Tap water 0% 39% - Drinking water within premises 0% 14% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 44% 44% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 56% 54% - Use banking services 23% 43% - Television 61% 62% - Mobile phone 46% 48% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 10% 12% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 26% 20% - Own their home 89% 89% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Pothavaram? ■ Pothavaram · ■ Chilakaluripet H/O.Purushotha Patnam rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 55.9% 62.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 963 1011 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 824 953 - Working population 52.7% 55.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.2% for men and 44.2% for women. 66% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 22 (3%) · ■ Farm labourers 299 (35%) · ■ Household industry 66 (8%) · ■ Other work 360 (42%) · ■ Marginal 118 (14%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Chilakaluripet H/O.Purushotha Patnam - Edavalli 4,170 people - Rajapeta 4,099 people - Gottipadu 2,754 people - Manukondavaripalem 2,461 people - Thatapudi 742 people - Kukkapallevaripalem 494 people All 15 villages in Chilakaluripet H/O.Purushotha Patnam ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pothavaram? 522616 - How far is Pothavaram from Guntur? 45 km by road - What is the population of Pothavaram? 1,641 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pothavaram in? Guntur district (Chilakaluripet H/O.Purushotha Patnam sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Pothavaram? 55.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/guntur/chilakaluripet-h-o-purushotha-patnam/pothavaram/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.