# Pottipadu Village, Unguturu, Krishna (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Unguturu, Krishna 

# Pottipadu

Pottipadu is a village in Unguturu sub-district of Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **521286**. The 2011 Census counted **2,986 people in 813 households**, the 6th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.4%.

- 2,986people (2011)
- 813households
- 70.4%literacy
- 521286PIN code

## Pottipadu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pottipadu is 521286.** Pottipadu falls in Unguturu sub-district, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code521286
- Gram panchayatPottipadu&Narayapparaopeta
- Community development blockUnguturu
- Census village code589253

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Pottipadu from nearby towns?

- Unguturu (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Machilipatnam (district HQ)67 km by road
- Gudivada (nearest town)30 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 Pottipadu?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Pottipadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 · Gannavaram
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Gannavaram
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Atkuru
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Pottipadu known for?

The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 88% of the 766 hectares of village land is sown, and 644 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 Pottipadu

Of every 100 households in Pottipadu in 2011, 95 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 41 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pottipadu · ■ Unguturu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**37%

Tap water ****83%**

**60%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****41%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****57%**

**49%

Use banking services ****40%**

**47%

Television ****59%**

**58%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**22%

Own their home ****88%**

**83%

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 Pottipadu?

■ Pottipadu · ■ Unguturu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.4%**

**72.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1051**

**1038

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909**

**965

Working population ****47.9%**

**50.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.4% for men and 66.6% for women. 61% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 151 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 660 (46%) · **■** Household industry 23 (2%) · **■** Other work 382 (27%) · **■** Marginal 213 (15%)

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 Unguturu

- Peda Avutapalle7,537 people
- Manikonda6,444 people
- Atkuru5,272 people
- Indupalle3,277 people
- Tarigoppula2,393 people
- Unguturu2,333 people
- Nandamuru1,436 people
- Vempadu1,417 people

[All 30 villages in Unguturu](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/unguturu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pottipadu?521286
- How far is Pottipadu from Machilipatnam?67 km by road
- What is the population of Pottipadu?2,986 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pottipadu in?Krishna district (Unguturu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pottipadu?70.4% (Census 2011)
