Village · Paderu, Visakhapatnam # Pothampalem Pothampalem is a village in Paderu sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 531024. The 2011 Census counted 21 people in 5 households, the 197th largest of 199 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.2%. - 21 people (2011) - 5 households - 42.1% literacy - 531024 PIN code ## Pothampalem PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Pothampalem is 531024. Pothampalem falls in Paderu sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 531024 - Gram panchayat Ayinada - Community development block Paderu - Census village code 584755 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Pothampalem from nearby towns? - Paderu (sub-district HQ) 22 km by road - Visakhapatnam (district HQ) 69 km by road - Anakapalle (nearest town) 69 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Pothampalem? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Pothampalem; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● All-weather road In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Chodavaram - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Chodavaram - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Araku Valley - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Electricity (2011) 7 h summer · 7 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Pothampalem known for? About 6% of the 64 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Pothampalem Of every 100 households in Pothampalem in 2011, 40 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pothampalem · ■ Paderu rural average - Electricity for lighting 40% 66% - Toilet within the home 0% 8% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 88% - Tap water 0% 5% - Drinking water within premises 0% 8% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 12% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 87% - Use banking services 0% 29% - Television 0% 23% - Mobile phone 0% 21% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 20% 58% - Own their home 100% 91% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Pothampalem? ■ Pothampalem · ■ Paderu rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 42.1% 56.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1100 1081 - Working population 76.2% 56.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 50.0% for men and 33.3% for women. 90% of men and 64% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Farm labourers 16 (100%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Paderu - Mulagalapalem 29 people - Bandalu 26 people - Gaddibanda 24 people - Hanumanthapuram 21 people - Balamalu 20 people - Kotha Valasapadu 12 people All 213 villages in Paderu ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pothampalem? 531024 - How far is Pothampalem from Visakhapatnam? 69 km by road - What is the population of Pothampalem? 21 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pothampalem in? Visakhapatnam district (Paderu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Pothampalem? 42.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/paderu/pothampalem/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.