# Potharai Village, Polur, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/polur/potharai/ Village · Polur, Tiruvannamalai # Potharai Potharai is a village in Polur sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606803**. The 2011 Census counted **3,116 people in 728 households**, the 28th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%. - 3,116people (2011) - 728households - 81.5%literacy - 606803PIN code ## Potharai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Potharai is 606803.** Potharai falls in Polur sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606803 - Gram panchayatPotharai - Community development blockPolur - Census village code631708 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Potharai from nearby towns? - Polur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)40 km by road - Polur (nearest town)7 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 Potharai? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Potharai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sengunam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Ettivadi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Polur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 16 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 Potharai known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, paddy and ground nut**. About 46% of the 636 hectares of village land is sown, and 228 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 Potharai Of every 100 households in Potharai in 2011, 87 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 79 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Potharai · ■ Polur rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **90% Toilet within the home ****14%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **87% Tap water ****89%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****79%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****16%** **76% Use banking services ****10%** **40% Television ****88%** **83% Mobile phone ****52%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****8%** **8% Own their home ****94%** **95% 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 Potharai? ■ Potharai · ■ Polur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.5%** **70.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967** **993 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****825** **917 Working population ****50.6%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.6% for men and 73.3% for women. 61% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 238 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,119 (71%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 195 (12%) · **■** Marginal 12 (1%) 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 Polur - Mandakolathur3,273 people - Veerappanur3,269 people - Elathur3,229 people - Mambattu3,201 people - Kanthapalayam3,103 people - Sholankuppam3,102 people - Padagam3,094 people - Kappalur3,087 people [All 196 villages in Polur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/polur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Potharai?606803 - How far is Potharai from Tiruvannamalai?40 km by road - What is the population of Potharai?3,116 (Census 2011) - Which district is Potharai in?Tiruvannamalai district (Polur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Potharai?81.5% (Census 2011)