# Poram Village, Pusapatirega, Vizianagaram (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Pusapatirega, Vizianagaram 

# Poram

Poram is a village in Pusapatirega sub-district of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **535204**. The 2011 Census counted **717 people in 170 households**, the 25th largest of 36 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.0%.

- 717people (2011)
- 170households
- 52.7%literacy
- 535204PIN code

## Poram PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Poram is 535204.** Poram falls in Pusapatirega sub-district, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code535204
- Gram panchayatChodamma Agraharam
- Community development blockPusapatirega
- Census village code583179

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

## How far is Poram from nearby towns?

- Pusapatirega (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Vizianagaram (district HQ)20 km by road
- Vizianagaram (nearest town)20 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 Poram?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Poram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pusapatirega
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Pusapatirega
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vizianagaram
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 Poram known for?

About 51% of the 125 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Poram

Of every 100 households in Poram in 2011, 93 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Poram · ■ Pusapatirega rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**38%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****33%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%**

**86%

Use banking services ****79%**

**54%

Television ****40%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****9%**

**34%

Own their home ****92%**

**91%

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 Poram?

■ Poram · ■ Pusapatirega rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.7%**

**49.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****877**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****854**

**971

Working population ****54.1%**

**50.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.5% for men and 43.9% for women. 61% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 65 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 37 (10%) · **■** Other work 141 (36%) · **■** Marginal 145 (37%)

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 Pusapatirega

- Lankalapallipalem1,013 people
- Thottadam913 people
- Kamavaram875 people
- Nadipalle771 people
- Pusapatipalem684 people
- Roluchappidi641 people
- Chinabattivalasa631 people
- Krishnapuram587 people

[All 37 villages in Pusapatirega](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/vizianagaram/pusapatirega/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Poram?535204
- How far is Poram from Vizianagaram?20 km by road
- What is the population of Poram?717 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Poram in?Vizianagaram district (Pusapatirega sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Poram?52.7% (Census 2011)
