# Potli Village, Palakonda, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Palakonda, Srikakulam 

# Potli

Potli is a village in Palakonda sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532462**. The 2011 Census counted **1,095 people in 293 households**, the 21st largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.1%.

- 1,095people (2011)
- 293households
- 61.3%literacy
- 532462PIN code

## Potli PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Potli is 532462.** Potli falls in Palakonda sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code532462
- Gram panchayatPotli
- Community development blockPalakonda
- Census village code580740

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Potli from nearby towns?

- Palakonda (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Srikakulam (district HQ)51 km by road
- Amadalavalasa (nearest town)41 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 Potli?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Potli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●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 · Singupuram
- ○Degree college10+ km · Palakonda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Seethampeta
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)15 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 Potli known for?

The main crops are **paddy, bengal gram and green gram**. About 66% of the 151 hectares of village land is sown, and 119 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 Potli

Of every 100 households in Potli in 2011, 94 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Potli · ■ Palakonda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**76%

Use banking services ****42%**

**48%

Television ****40%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**36%

Own their home ****100%**

**88%

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 Potli?

■ Potli · ■ Palakonda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.3%**

**62.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**1023

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****625**

**966

Working population ****51.8%**

**47.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.0% for men and 48.8% for women. 55% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 17 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (3%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 34 (6%) · **■** Marginal 499 (88%)

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 Palakonda

- Loveedulakshmi Puram1,174 people
- Tumarada1,167 people
- Annavaram1,163 people
- Panukuvalasa1,118 people
- Yerakarayapuram1,007 people
- Navagam1,002 people
- Dolamada940 people
- Aradala915 people

[All 44 villages in Palakonda](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/palakonda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Potli?532462
- How far is Potli from Srikakulam?51 km by road
- What is the population of Potli?1,095 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Potli in?Srikakulam district (Palakonda sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Potli?61.3% (Census 2011)
