# Potivada Village, Kurupam, Vizianagaram (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Kurupam, Vizianagaram 

# Potivada

Potivada is a village in Kurupam sub-district of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **535534**. The 2011 Census counted **147 people in 27 households**, the 70th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.2%.

- 147people (2011)
- 27households
- 33.3%literacy
- 535534PIN code

## Potivada PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Potivada is 535534.** Potivada falls in Kurupam sub-district, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code535534
- Gram panchayatPedagottili
- Community development blockKurupam
- Census village code581983

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

## How far is Potivada from nearby towns?

- Kurupam (sub-district HQ)29 km by road
- Vizianagaram (district HQ)152 km by road
- Parvathipuram (nearest town)36 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 Potivada?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Potivada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · G L Puram
- ○Degree college10+ km · Elwinpeta
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · G L Puram
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Potivada known for?

About 14% of the 67 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Potivada

Of every 100 households in Potivada in 2011, 32 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Potivada · ■ Kurupam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**68%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

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

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**90%

Use banking services ****36%**

**49%

Television ****12%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**52%

Own their home ****100%**

**93%

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 Potivada?

■ Potivada · ■ Kurupam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****33.3%**

**57.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1100**

**1017

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1182**

**952

Working population ****59.9%**

**56.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 45.8% for men and 21.9% for women. 56% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 31 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 37 (42%) · **■** Other work 3 (3%) · **■** Marginal 17 (19%)

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 Kurupam

- Santhoshapuram190 people
- Tatchidi187 people
- Arikakoridi162 people
- Gangannadora Valasa158 people
- Bhallukota145 people
- Saki143 people
- Bheempuram136 people
- Chinthalakoridi136 people

[All 95 villages in Kurupam](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/vizianagaram/kurupam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Potivada?535534
- How far is Potivada from Vizianagaram?152 km by road
- What is the population of Potivada?147 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Potivada in?Vizianagaram district (Kurupam sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Potivada?33.3% (Census 2011)