# Pottepalem Village, Nellore – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/sri-potti-sriramulu-nellore/nellore/pottepalem/ Village · Nellore, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore # Pottepalem Pottepalem is a village in Nellore sub-district of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **524004**. The 2011 Census counted **3,140 people in 880 households**, the 10th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.1%. - 3,140people (2011) - 880households - 60.5%literacy - 524004PIN code ## Pottepalem PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pottepalem is 524004.** Pottepalem falls in Nellore sub-district, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code524004 - Community development blockNellore - Census village code592091 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pottepalem from nearby towns? - Nellore (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Nellore (district HQ)7 km by road - Nellore (nearest town)7 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 Pottepalem? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Pottepalem; 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 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nellore - ○Degree college5–10 km · Nellore - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Nellore - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 16 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 Pottepalem known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugar cane and vegetables**. Products made here include bricks and rice. About 12% of the 1,632 hectares of village land is sown, and 198 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 Pottepalem Of every 100 households in Pottepalem in 2011, 91 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pottepalem · ■ Nellore rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **88% Toilet within the home ****27%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****73%** **69% Tap water ****62%** **84% Drinking water within premises ****61%** **46% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%** **74% Use banking services ****24%** **38% Television ****62%** **61% Mobile phone ****38%** **41% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****27%** **26% Own their home ****89%** **84% 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 Pottepalem? ■ Pottepalem · ■ Nellore rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.5%** **66.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981** **983 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900** **946 Working population ****46.6%** **46.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.3% for men and 54.7% for women. 61% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 89 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 881 (60%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 244 (17%) · **■** Marginal 248 (17%) 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 Nellore - Amancherla3,950 people - Vellanti3,877 people - Pedda Cherukur3,212 people - Kakupalle -II3,187 people - Kakupalle-I3,129 people - Kanuparthipadu3,117 people - Ambapuram2,040 people - Penubarthi1,957 people [All 26 villages in Nellore](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/sri-potti-sriramulu-nellore/nellore/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pottepalem?524004 - How far is Pottepalem from Nellore?7 km by road - What is the population of Pottepalem?3,140 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pottepalem in?Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district (Nellore sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Pottepalem?60.5% (Census 2011)