# Pothrakonda Village, Sompeta, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Sompeta, Srikakulam 

# Pothrakonda

Pothrakonda is a village in Sompeta sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532264**. The 2011 Census counted **1,443 people in 343 households**, the 19th largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.

- 1,443people (2011)
- 343households
- 66.2%literacy
- 532264PIN code

## Pothrakonda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pothrakonda is 532264.** Pothrakonda falls in Sompeta sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code532264
- Gram panchayatPothrakonda
- Community development blockSompeta
- Census village code580508

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

## How far is Pothrakonda from nearby towns?

- Sompeta (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Srikakulam (district HQ)125 km by road
- Ichchapuram (nearest town)31 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 Pothrakonda?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Pothrakonda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Korlam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baruva
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palasa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Pothrakonda known for?

The main crops are **paddy, green gram and black gram**. About 83% of the 163 hectares of village land is sown, and 123 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 Pothrakonda

Of every 100 households in Pothrakonda in 2011, 40 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 38 a car.

■ Pothrakonda · ■ Sompeta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**78%

Tap water ****44%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**82%

Use banking services ****42%**

**48%

Television ****29%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****38%**

**3%

None of these assets ****10%**

**35%

Own their home ****72%**

**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 Pothrakonda?

■ Pothrakonda · ■ Sompeta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.2%**

**63.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**1060

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****812**

**946

Working population ****45.3%**

**44.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.3% for men and 56.1% for women. 56% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 75 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (3%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 61 (9%) · **■** Marginal 494 (76%)

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 Sompeta

- Malagovindapuram1,583 people
- Tallabhadra1,566 people
- Benkili1,544 people
- Gollavooru1,491 people
- Makannapuram1,394 people
- Lakkavaram920 people
- Rajam899 people
- Saradapuram779 people

[All 34 villages in Sompeta](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/sompeta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pothrakonda?532264
- How far is Pothrakonda from Srikakulam?125 km by road
- What is the population of Pothrakonda?1,443 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pothrakonda in?Srikakulam district (Sompeta sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pothrakonda?66.2% (Census 2011)