# Potha Kamuru Village, Darsi, Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/darsi/potha-kamuru/ Village · Darsi, Prakasam # Potha Kamuru Potha Kamuru is a village in Darsi sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **523252**. The 2011 Census counted **5,724 people in 1,361 households**, the 2nd largest of 32 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.8%. - 5,724people (2011) - 1,361households - 50.3%literacy - 523252PIN code ## Potha Kamuru PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Potha Kamuru is 523252.** Potha Kamuru falls in Darsi sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code523252 - Gram panchayatPotha Kamuru, Papireddypalem - Community development blockDarsi - Census village code590833 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Potha Kamuru from nearby towns? - Darsi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Ongole (district HQ)50 km by road - Ongole (nearest town)50 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 Potha Kamuru? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Potha Kamuru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private 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 · Darsi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Darsi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Darsi - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)15 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 Potha Kamuru known for? The main crops are **paddy, cotton and bajra**. About 69% of the 3,195 hectares of village land is sown, and 756 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 Potha Kamuru Of every 100 households in Potha Kamuru in 2011, 86 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Potha Kamuru · ■ Darsi rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **86% Toilet within the home ****16%** **34% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **66% Tap water ****78%** **83% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%** **67% Use banking services ****43%** **52% Television ****57%** **52% Mobile phone ****42%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****16%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****25%** **25% Own their home ****95%** **84% 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 Potha Kamuru? ■ Potha Kamuru · ■ Darsi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****50.3%** **57.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890** **948 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****874** **918 Working population ****54.8%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.9% for men and 35.1% for women. 56% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 923 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 812 (26%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 325 (10%) · **■** Marginal 1,059 (34%) 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 Darsi - Darsi33,418 people - Chandaluru4,427 people - Rajam Palle3,919 people - East Choutapalem3,235 people - Samanthapudi3,136 people [All 38 villages in Darsi](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/darsi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Potha Kamuru?523252 - How far is Potha Kamuru from Ongole?50 km by road - What is the population of Potha Kamuru?5,724 (Census 2011) - Which district is Potha Kamuru in?Prakasam district (Darsi sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Potha Kamuru?50.3% (Census 2011)