Village · Peda Bayalu, Visakhapatnam
# Pothulagaruvu

Pothulagaruvu is a village in Peda Bayalu sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 531040. The 2011 Census counted 109 people in 28 households, the 164th largest of 268 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 39.0%.
- 109 people (2011)
- 28 households
- 46.2% literacy
- 531040 PIN code

## Pothulagaruvu PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Pothulagaruvu is 531040. Pothulagaruvu falls in Peda Bayalu sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 531040
- Gram panchayat Bongaram
- Community development block Peda Bayalu
- Census village code 583789

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

## How far is Pothulagaruvu from nearby towns?
- Peda Bayalu (sub-district HQ) 58 km by road
- Visakhapatnam (district HQ) 190 km by road
- Anakapalle (nearest town) 140 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Pothulagaruvu?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Pothulagaruvu; 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
- ● Anganwadi centre In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Peda Bayalu
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Paderu
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Anakapalle
- ○ 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
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 12 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Pothulagaruvu known for?

About 35% of the 72 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Pothulagaruvu

Of every 100 households in Pothulagaruvu in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pothulagaruvu · ■ Peda Bayalu rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 68%
- Toilet within the home 0% 3%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 93%
- Tap water 0% 9%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 1%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 94%
- Use banking services 0% 18%
- Television 21% 12%
- Mobile phone 0% 9%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 2%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 64% 72%
- Own their home 100% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Pothulagaruvu?

■ Pothulagaruvu · ■ Peda Bayalu rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 46.2% 39.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1057 1032
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1667 1022
- Working population 67.0% 60.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.7% for men and 30.4% for women. 75% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 17 (23%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (3%) · ■ Other work 1 (1%) · ■ Marginal 53 (73%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Peda Bayalu
- Peda Vancharangi 113 people
- Buradamamidi 111 people
- Kothuru 111 people
- Taggupadu 110 people
- Pulusumamidi 108 people
- Lichabu 107 people
- Bongadari 106 people
- Pedagondi 106 people

All 271 villages in Peda Bayalu

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Pothulagaruvu? 531040
- How far is Pothulagaruvu from Visakhapatnam? 190 km by road
- What is the population of Pothulagaruvu? 109 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pothulagaruvu in? Visakhapatnam district (Peda Bayalu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pothulagaruvu? 46.2% (Census 2011)

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