# Pothepalle Village, Machilipatnam, Krishna (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/machilipatnam/pothepalle/ Village · Machilipatnam, Krishna # Pothepalle Pothepalle is a village in Machilipatnam sub-district of Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **521002**. The 2011 Census counted **2,943 people in 791 households**, the 8th largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%. - 2,943people (2011) - 791households - 76.2%literacy - 521002PIN code ## Pothepalle PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pothepalle is 521002.** Pothepalle falls in Machilipatnam sub-district, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code521002 - Gram panchayatPothepalle&Pothureddipalem - Community development blockMachilipatnam - Census village code589730 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pothepalle from nearby towns? - Machilipatnam (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Machilipatnam (district HQ)3 km by road - Machilipatnam (nearest town)3 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 Pothepalle? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Pothepalle; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Machilipatnam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Machilipatnam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Machilipatnam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 Pothepalle known for? The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include rubber products. About 31% of the 958 hectares of village land is sown, and 295 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 Pothepalle Of every 100 households in Pothepalle in 2011, 96 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 50 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pothepalle · ■ Machilipatnam rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **91% Toilet within the home ****54%** **49% No toilet (open defecation) ****46%** **50% Tap water ****38%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****50%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****49%** **67% Use banking services ****37%** **60% Television ****64%** **50% Mobile phone ****42%** **42% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****17%** **26% Own their home ****82%** **89% 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 Pothepalle? ■ Pothepalle · ■ Machilipatnam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.2%** **69.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989** **961 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****930** **902 Working population ****47.4%** **51.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.2% for men and 72.1% for women. 62% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 51 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 681 (49%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 355 (25%) · **■** Marginal 303 (22%) 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 Machilipatnam - Pedayadara4,765 people - Kara Agraharam4,689 people - Kona3,124 people - Nelakurru3,016 people - Kanuru2,609 people - Arisepalle2,570 people - Palletummalapalem2,567 people - Polatitippa2,431 people [All 28 villages in Machilipatnam](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/machilipatnam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pothepalle?521002 - How far is Pothepalle from Machilipatnam?3 km by road - What is the population of Pothepalle?2,943 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pothepalle in?Krishna district (Machilipatnam sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Pothepalle?76.2% (Census 2011)