# Potha Varam Village, Darsi, Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/darsi/potha-varam/ Village · Darsi, Prakasam # Potha Varam Potha Varam is a village in Darsi sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **523247**. The 2011 Census counted **1,634 people in 410 households**, the 12th largest of 32 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 57.8%. - 1,634people (2011) - 410households - 57.3%literacy - 523247PIN code ## Potha Varam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Potha Varam is 523247.** Potha Varam falls in Darsi sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code523247 - Gram panchayatPotha Varam - Community development blockDarsi - Census village code590814 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Potha Varam from nearby towns? - Darsi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Ongole (district HQ)80 km by road - Ongole (nearest town)80 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 Varam? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Potha Varam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 · Darsi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Darsi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Darsi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 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 and hand pumps - 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 Varam known for? The main crops are **paddy, cotton and bajra**. About 32% of the 628 hectares of village land is sown, and 140 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 Varam Of every 100 households in Potha Varam in 2011, 60 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Potha Varam · ■ Darsi rural average Electricity for lighting ****60%** **86% Toilet within the home ****9%** **34% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **66% Tap water ****99%** **83% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **67% Use banking services ****55%** **52% Television ****38%** **52% Mobile phone ****40%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****35%** **25% Own their home ****90%** **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 Varam? ■ Potha Varam · ■ Darsi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.3%** **57.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934** **948 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****739** **918 Working population ****57.1%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.0% for men and 45.3% for women. 60% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 98 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 495 (53%) · **■** Household industry 18 (2%) · **■** Other work 147 (16%) · **■** Marginal 175 (19%) 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 - Devavaram2,243 people - Kothapalle2,118 people - East Venkata Puram2,062 people - Lankojana Palle1,833 people - Thanam Chinthala1,579 people - Ramachandra Puram1,546 people - Yerrobana Palle1,520 people - Thimmaya Palem1,441 people [All 38 villages in Darsi](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/darsi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Potha Varam?523247 - How far is Potha Varam from Ongole?80 km by road - What is the population of Potha Varam?1,634 (Census 2011) - Which district is Potha Varam in?Prakasam district (Darsi sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Potha Varam?57.3% (Census 2011)