Village · Kovur, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore
# Pothireddipalem

Pothireddipalem is a village in Kovur sub-district of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 524137. The 2011 Census counted 4,981 people in 1,375 households, the 5th largest of 10 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%.
- 4,981 people (2011)
- 1,375 households
- 72.0% literacy
- 524137 PIN code

## Pothireddipalem PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Pothireddipalem is 524137. Pothireddipalem falls in Kovur sub-district, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 524137
- Gram panchayat Pothireddypalem
- Community development block Kovur
- Census village code 592111

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Pothireddipalem from nearby towns?
- Kovur (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road
- Nellore (district HQ) 9 km by road
- Nellore (nearest town) 9 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Pothireddipalem?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Pothireddipalem; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 5 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Management institute In village · 1 private
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kovur
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Kovur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Nellore
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 16 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Pothireddipalem known for?

The main crops are paddy and sugar cane. Products made here include medicines and sugar. About 37% of the 789 hectares of village land is sown, and 293 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Pothireddipalem

Of every 100 households in Pothireddipalem in 2011, 86 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pothireddipalem · ■ Kovur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 86% 91%
- Toilet within the home 32% 54%
- No toilet (open defecation) 68% 46%
- Tap water 91% 92%
- Drinking water within premises 36% 48%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 32% 39%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 65% 54%
- Use banking services 39% 48%
- Television 64% 70%
- Mobile phone 41% 50%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 13% 14%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 24% 18%
- Own their home 85% 78%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Pothireddipalem?

■ Pothireddipalem · ■ Kovur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 72.0% 72.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 984 1024
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 996 923
- Working population 45.9% 43.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.6% for men and 66.3% for women. 62% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 204 (9%) · ■ Farm labourers 962 (42%) · ■ Household industry 13 (1%) · ■ Other work 598 (26%) · ■ Marginal 510 (22%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kovur
- Kovur 32,082 people
- Padugupadu 13,919 people
- Inamadugu 7,509 people
- Vegur 5,185 people
- Patur 4,883 people
- Leguntapadu 3,045 people
- Gangavaram 2,228 people
- Cherlopalem 1,673 people

All 10 villages in Kovur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Pothireddipalem? 524137
- How far is Pothireddipalem from Nellore? 9 km by road
- What is the population of Pothireddipalem? 4,981 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pothireddipalem in? Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district (Kovur sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pothireddipalem? 72.0% (Census 2011)

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