# Pothalapadu Village, Tarlupadu, Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/tarlupadu/pothalapadu/ Village · Tarlupadu, Prakasam # Pothalapadu Pothalapadu is a village in Tarlupadu sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **523315**. The 2011 Census counted **1,643 people in 359 households**, the 10th largest of 25 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.1%. - 1,643people (2011) - 359households - 47.7%literacy - 523315PIN code ## Pothalapadu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pothalapadu is 523315.** Pothalapadu falls in Tarlupadu sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code523315 - Gram panchayatPothalapadu - Community development blockTarlupadu - Census village code590902 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pothalapadu from nearby towns? - Tarlupadu (sub-district HQ)26 km by road - Ongole (district HQ)100 km by road - Markapur (nearest town)16 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 Pothalapadu? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Pothalapadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 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 - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Markapur - ○Degree college10+ km · Markapur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Markapur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Pothalapadu known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 27% of the 1,445 hectares of village land is sown, and 204 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 Pothalapadu Of every 100 households in Pothalapadu in 2011, 94 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pothalapadu · ■ Tarlupadu rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **74% Toilet within the home ****29%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****71%** **81% Tap water ****98%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%** **84% Use banking services ****72%** **61% Television ****42%** **34% Mobile phone ****63%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****26%** **36% Own their home ****93%** **91% 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 Pothalapadu? ■ Pothalapadu · ■ Tarlupadu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****47.7%** **56.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933** **947 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943** **937 Working population ****58.5%** **54.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 58.6% for men and 36.0% for women. 57% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 274 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 562 (58%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 98 (10%) · **■** Marginal 25 (3%) 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 Tarlupadu - Thummala Cheruvu1,930 people - Ganugapenta1,875 people - Tadivari Palle1,858 people - Meerja Peta1,648 people - Seetanagulavaram1,496 people - Mangala Kunta1,160 people - Ragasamudram897 people - Jagannadha Puram825 people [All 26 villages in Tarlupadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/tarlupadu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pothalapadu?523315 - How far is Pothalapadu from Ongole?100 km by road - What is the population of Pothalapadu?1,643 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pothalapadu in?Prakasam district (Tarlupadu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Pothalapadu?47.7% (Census 2011)