# Potluru Village, Gudluru, Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/gudluru/potluru/ Village · Gudluru, Prakasam # Potluru Potluru is a village in Gudluru sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **523281**. The 2011 Census counted **1,480 people in 329 households**, the 12th largest of 18 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 55.9%. - 1,480people (2011) - 329households - 56.3%literacy - 523281PIN code ## Potluru PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Potluru is 523281.** Potluru falls in Gudluru sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code523281 - Gram panchayatPotluru - Community development blockGudluru - Census village code591588 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Potluru from nearby towns? - Gudluru (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Ongole (district HQ)70 km by road - Kavali (nearest town)20 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 Potluru? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Potluru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gudluru - ○Degree college10+ km · Kavali - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kavali - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 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 Potluru known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and cotton**. About 20% of the 1,321 hectares of village land is sown, and 143 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 Potluru Of every 100 households in Potluru in 2011, 86 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Potluru · ■ Gudluru rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **89% Toilet within the home ****14%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **80% Tap water ****2%** **51% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **82% Use banking services ****54%** **53% Television ****44%** **45% Mobile phone ****58%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****23%** **26% Own their home ****94%** **94% 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 Potluru? ■ Potluru · ■ Gudluru rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****56.3%** **55.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973** **969 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****932** **934 Working population ****61.5%** **53.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.3% for men and 47.1% for women. 65% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 361 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 186 (20%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 88 (10%) · **■** Marginal 268 (29%) 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 Gudluru - Puretipalle2,686 people - Ammavari Palem2,577 people - Darakanipadu2,251 people - Gundlapalem1,640 people - Nayudupalem1,439 people - Kothapeta1,387 people - Parakondapadu1,303 people - Dappalampadu981 people [All 18 villages in Gudluru](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/gudluru/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Potluru?523281 - How far is Potluru from Ongole?70 km by road - What is the population of Potluru?1,480 (Census 2011) - Which district is Potluru in?Prakasam district (Gudluru sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Potluru?56.3% (Census 2011)