Village · Lakkavarapukota, Vizianagaram # Pothampeta Pothampeta is a village in Lakkavarapukota sub-district of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 535161. The 2011 Census counted 839 people in 226 households, the 25th largest of 32 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.1%. - 839 people (2011) - 226 households - 52.7% literacy - 535161 PIN code ## Pothampeta PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Pothampeta is 535161. Pothampeta falls in Lakkavarapukota sub-district, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 535161 - Gram panchayat Pothampeta - Community development block Lakkavarapukota - Census village code 583038 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Pothampeta from nearby towns? - Lakkavarapukota (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road - Vizianagaram (district HQ) 59 km by road - Visakhapatnam (nearest town) 52 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Pothampeta? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Pothampeta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Lakkavarapukota - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Srungavarapukota - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Srungavarapukota - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 15 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Pothampeta known for? About 75% of the 212 hectares of village land is sown, and 92 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Pothampeta Of every 100 households in Pothampeta in 2011, 82 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pothampeta · ■ Lakkavarapukota rural average - Electricity for lighting 82% 92% - Toilet within the home 13% 13% - No toilet (open defecation) 87% 86% - Tap water 67% 45% - Drinking water within premises 3% 10% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 12% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 87% - Use banking services 22% 36% - Television 25% 46% - Mobile phone 39% 44% - Computer with internet 1% 0% - Two-wheeler 11% 10% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 42% 31% - Own their home 97% 92% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Pothampeta? ■ Pothampeta · ■ Lakkavarapukota rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 52.7% 58.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 974 999 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 642 964 - Working population 34.6% 45.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.6% for men and 42.9% for women. 61% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 134 (46%) · ■ Farm labourers 21 (7%) · ■ Other work 64 (22%) · ■ Marginal 71 (24%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Lakkavarapukota - Kallampudi 1,111 people - Nidigattu 1,050 people - Dasullapalem 931 people - Rangapuram 858 people - Sreerampuram 766 people - Lakkavarapukota Seetharampuram 650 people - Kudduvalasa 515 people - Neelakantapuram 373 people All 32 villages in Lakkavarapukota ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pothampeta? 535161 - How far is Pothampeta from Vizianagaram? 59 km by road - What is the population of Pothampeta? 839 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pothampeta in? Vizianagaram district (Lakkavarapukota sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Pothampeta? 52.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/vizianagaram/lakkavarapukota/pothampeta/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.