# Potlapadu Village, Medikonduru, Guntur (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/guntur/medikonduru/potlapadu/ Village · Medikonduru, Guntur # Potlapadu Potlapadu is a village in Medikonduru sub-district of Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **522438**. The 2011 Census counted **1,027 people in 266 households**, the 12th largest of 12 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.3%. - 1,027people (2011) - 266households - 59.9%literacy - 522438PIN code ## Potlapadu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Potlapadu is 522438.** Potlapadu falls in Medikonduru sub-district, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code522438 - Gram panchayatJangamguntlapalem - Community development blockMedikonduru - Census village code590231 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Potlapadu from nearby towns? - Medikonduru (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Guntur (district HQ)24 km by road - Sattenapalle (nearest town)15 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 Potlapadu? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Potlapadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 · Siripuram - ○Degree college10+ km · Sattenapalle - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Perecherla - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 20 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 Potlapadu known for? The main crops are **paddy, cotton and chillies**. About 80% of the 354 hectares of village land is sown, and 116 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 Potlapadu Of every 100 households in Potlapadu in 2011, 95 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Potlapadu · ■ Medikonduru rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **93% Toilet within the home ****38%** **53% No toilet (open defecation) ****62%** **46% Tap water ****100%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****86%** **36% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****36%** **47% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%** **52% Use banking services ****16%** **51% Television ****65%** **60% Mobile phone ****39%** **47% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****26%** **22% Own their home ****84%** **80% 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 Potlapadu? ■ Potlapadu · ■ Medikonduru rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.9%** **63.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1096** **960 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1157** **899 Working population ****66.1%** **55.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.1% for men and 55.0% for women. 68% of men and 64% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 203 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 265 (39%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 209 (31%) 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 Medikonduru - Visadala2,537 people - Velavarthipadu2,165 people - Varagani1,916 people - Mangalagiripadu1,908 people [All 13 villages in Medikonduru](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/guntur/medikonduru/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Potlapadu?522438 - How far is Potlapadu from Guntur?24 km by road - What is the population of Potlapadu?1,027 (Census 2011) - Which district is Potlapadu in?Guntur district (Medikonduru sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Potlapadu?59.9% (Census 2011)