Village · Paderu, Visakhapatnam
# Pothurajumetta

Pothurajumetta is a village in Paderu sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 531077. The 2011 Census counted 98 people in 25 households, the 134th largest of 199 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 29.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.2%.
- 98 people (2011)
- 25 households
- 29.9% literacy
- 531077 PIN code

## Pothurajumetta PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Pothurajumetta is 531077. Pothurajumetta falls in Paderu sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 531077
- Gram panchayat Vanjangi
- Community development block Paderu
- Census village code 584648

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

## How far is Pothurajumetta from nearby towns?
- Paderu (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road
- Visakhapatnam (district HQ) 129 km by road
- Anakapalle (nearest town) 88 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Pothurajumetta?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Pothurajumetta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Paderu
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Paderu
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Araku Valley
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 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 Pothurajumetta known for?

The main crops are turmeric and pippali. About 29% of the 7 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Pothurajumetta

Of every 100 households in Pothurajumetta in 2011, 25 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pothurajumetta · ■ Paderu rural average
- Electricity for lighting 25% 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 4% 29%
- Television 12% 23%
- Mobile phone 17% 21%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 75% 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 Pothurajumetta?

■ Pothurajumetta · ■ Paderu rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 29.9% 56.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1042 1081
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1100 974
- Working population 65.3% 56.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.4% for men and 12.8% for women. 67% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 52 (81%) · ■ Farm labourers 12 (19%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Paderu
- Ontipaka 99 people
- Pilliputtu 99 people
- Aluguru 98 people
- Kavirai 98 people
- Santhaganduva 97 people
- Obarthi 96 people
- Karakaputtu 94 people
- Jangadapalle 91 people

All 213 villages in Paderu

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Pothurajumetta? 531077
- How far is Pothurajumetta from Visakhapatnam? 129 km by road
- What is the population of Pothurajumetta? 98 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pothurajumetta in? Visakhapatnam district (Paderu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pothurajumetta? 29.9% (Census 2011)

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