# Potlapadu Village, Kurichedu, Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/kurichedu/potlapadu/ Village · Kurichedu, Prakasam # Potlapadu Potlapadu is a village in Kurichedu sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **523304**. The 2011 Census counted **2,616 people in 639 households**, the 5th largest of 17 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 51.1%. - 2,616people (2011) - 639households - 50.7%literacy - 523304PIN code ## Potlapadu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Potlapadu is 523304.** Potlapadu falls in Kurichedu sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code523304 - Gram panchayatPotlapadu - Community development blockKurichedu - Census village code590663 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Potlapadu from nearby towns? - Kurichedu (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Ongole (district HQ)95 km by road - Markapur (nearest town)55 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 Potlapadu? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Potlapadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn 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 · Kurichedu - ○Degree college10+ km · Darsi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Markapur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Potlapadu known for? The main crops are **red gram, tobacco and cotton**. About 35% of the 2,712 hectares of village land is sown, and 203 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 Potlapadu Of every 100 households in Potlapadu in 2011, 84 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Potlapadu · ■ Kurichedu rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **82% Toilet within the home ****12%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **83% Tap water ****60%** **40% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **86% Use banking services ****88%** **64% Television ****37%** **42% Mobile phone ****50%** **51% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****38%** **33% Own their home ****96%** **90% 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 Potlapadu? ■ Potlapadu · ■ Kurichedu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****50.7%** **51.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965** **958 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1178** **950 Working population ****61.6%** **55.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.7% for men and 38.0% for women. 63% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 853 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 366 (23%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 206 (13%) · **■** Marginal 174 (11%) 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 Kurichedu - Kurichedu9,027 people - West Veeraya Palem4,224 people - Avulamanda3,497 people - Kallur2,786 people - Dekanakonda2,536 people - West Naidupalem2,515 people - Namassivaya Puram2,110 people - West Gangavaram2,101 people [All 19 villages in Kurichedu](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/kurichedu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Potlapadu?523304 - How far is Potlapadu from Ongole?95 km by road - What is the population of Potlapadu?2,616 (Census 2011) - Which district is Potlapadu in?Prakasam district (Kurichedu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Potlapadu?50.7% (Census 2011)