# Potharlanka Village, Kollur, Guntur (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/guntur/kollur/potharlanka/ Village · Kollur, Guntur # Potharlanka Potharlanka is a village in Kollur sub-district of Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **522324**. The 2011 Census counted **9,839 people in 2,996 households**, the 2nd largest of 11 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.3%. - 9,839people (2011) - 2,996households - 64.8%literacy - 522324PIN code ## Potharlanka PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Potharlanka is 522324.** Potharlanka falls in Kollur sub-district, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code522324 - Gram panchayatPotharlanka, Juvvapalem, Kiskindapalem, Tadikalapudi, Tippalakatta, Thokalavanipalem - Community development blockKollur - Census village code590423 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Potharlanka from nearby towns? - Kollur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Guntur (district HQ)52 km by road - Tenali (nearest town)27 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 Potharlanka? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Potharlanka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 9 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 · Kollur - ○Degree college10+ km · Tenali - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kollur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 17 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 Potharlanka known for? The main crops are **banana and turmeric**. Products made here include bricks. About 86% of the 1,821 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,303 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 Potharlanka Of every 100 households in Potharlanka in 2011, 91 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Potharlanka · ■ Kollur rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **91% Toilet within the home ****43%** **48% No toilet (open defecation) ****56%** **50% Tap water ****54%** **23% Drinking water within premises ****37%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****46%** **47% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****51%** **50% Use banking services ****47%** **52% Television ****64%** **61% Mobile phone ****49%** **45% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****23%** **22% Own their home ****83%** **85% 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 Potharlanka? ■ Potharlanka · ■ Kollur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.8%** **69.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995** **997 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****882** **943 Working population ****50.7%** **51.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.1% for men and 61.6% for women. 61% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 729 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,900 (38%) · **■** Household industry 15 (0%) · **■** Other work 379 (8%) · **■** Marginal 1,961 (39%) 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 Kollur - Kollur16,079 people - Ravikampadu4,462 people - Pedalanka4,246 people - Ipur4,034 people - Donepudi4,033 people [All 12 villages in Kollur](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/guntur/kollur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Potharlanka?522324 - How far is Potharlanka from Guntur?52 km by road - What is the population of Potharlanka?9,839 (Census 2011) - Which district is Potharlanka in?Guntur district (Kollur sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Potharlanka?64.8% (Census 2011)