Village · Rajupalem, Y.S.R.
# Pottipadu

Pottipadu is a village in Rajupalem sub-district of Y.S.R. district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 516359. The 2011 Census counted 613 people in 154 households, the 16th largest of 17 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.0%.
- 613 people (2011)
- 154 households
- 71.2% literacy
- 516359 PIN code

## Pottipadu PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Pottipadu is 516359. Pottipadu falls in Rajupalem sub-district, Y.S.R. district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 516359
- Gram panchayat Chinnasettipalle
- Community development block Rajupalem
- Census village code 592900

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

## How far is Pottipadu from nearby towns?
- Rajupalem (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road
- Kadapa (district HQ) 59 km by road
- Proddatur (nearest town) 8 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Pottipadu?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Pottipadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Proddatur
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Proddatur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Proddatur
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 10 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 Pottipadu known for?

The main crops are bengal gram and paddy. About 90% of the 991 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Pottipadu

Of every 100 households in Pottipadu in 2011, 99 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pottipadu · ■ Rajupalem rural average
- Electricity for lighting 99% 96%
- Toilet within the home 28% 35%
- No toilet (open defecation) 72% 59%
- Tap water 100% 68%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 17%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 14% 24%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 86% 74%
- Use banking services 64% 52%
- Television 56% 55%
- Mobile phone 64% 50%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 13% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 16% 27%
- Own their home 99% 95%

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

## What is the population of Pottipadu?

■ Pottipadu · ■ Rajupalem rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 71.2% 65.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1030 1037
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 972 901
- Working population 50.4% 56.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.8% for men and 56.2% for women. 56% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 61 (20%) · ■ Farm labourers 14 (5%) · ■ Household industry 4 (1%) · ■ Other work 45 (15%) · ■ Marginal 185 (60%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Rajupalem
- Thondaladinne 1,100 people
- Paidala 970 people
- Eruvapalem 741 people
- Chinna Jonnavaram 713 people
- Doddanala 312 people

All 17 villages in Rajupalem

## Other places named Pottipadu
- Pottipadu · Village, Unguturu, Krishna · 2,986 people
- Pottipadu · Village, Vajrakarur, Anantapur · 1,032 people
- Pottipadu · Village, Kondapuram, Y.S.R. · 792 people
- Pottipadu · Village, Koilkuntla, Kurnool · 740 people

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Pottipadu? 516359
- How far is Pottipadu from Kadapa? 59 km by road
- What is the population of Pottipadu? 613 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pottipadu in? Y.S.R. district (Rajupalem sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pottipadu? 71.2% (Census 2011)

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