# Pothavaram Village, Pedacherlo Palle – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/pedacherlo-palle/pothavaram/ Village · Pedacherlo Palle, Prakasam # Pothavaram Pothavaram is a village in Pedacherlo Palle sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **523111**. The 2011 Census counted **901 people in 213 households**, the 11th largest of 19 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.0%. - 901people (2011) - 213households - 60.3%literacy - 523111PIN code ## Pothavaram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pothavaram is 523111.** Pothavaram falls in Pedacherlo Palle sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code523111 - Gram panchayatPothavaram - Community development blockPedacherlo Palle - Census village code591422 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pothavaram from nearby towns? - Pedacherlo Palle (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Ongole (district HQ)78 km by road - Kandukur (nearest town)33 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 Pothavaram? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Pothavaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●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 · Pedacherlo Palle - ○Degree college10+ km · Kanigiri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kanigiri - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)17 h summer · 22 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 Pothavaram known for? The main crops are **paddy, chillies and cotton**. Products made here include handlooms. About 36% of the 377 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Pothavaram Of every 100 households in Pothavaram in 2011, 87 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pothavaram · ■ Pedacherlo Palle rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **90% Toilet within the home ****7%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **91% Tap water ****36%** **45% Drinking water within premises ****21%** **25% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **88% Use banking services ****32%** **54% Television ****45%** **37% Mobile phone ****74%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****18%** **30% Own their home ****92%** **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 Pothavaram? ■ Pothavaram · ■ Pedacherlo Palle rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.3%** **57.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007** **963 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****981** **911 Working population ****61.5%** **59.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.1% for men and 43.6% for women. 62% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 38 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 103 (19%) · **■** Household industry 87 (16%) · **■** Other work 81 (15%) · **■** Marginal 245 (44%) 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 Pedacherlo Palle - Murugammi1,884 people - Chinthagum Palle1,815 people - Marella1,557 people - Muddapadu1,353 people - Battupalle805 people - Vepagum Palle746 people - Chinavari Madugu697 people - Lakshmakka Palle615 people [All 22 villages in Pedacherlo Palle](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/pedacherlo-palle/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pothavaram?523111 - How far is Pothavaram from Ongole?78 km by road - What is the population of Pothavaram?901 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pothavaram in?Prakasam district (Pedacherlo Palle sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Pothavaram?60.3% (Census 2011)