# Potharam Village, Sarangapur, Karimnagar (Telangana) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/karimnagar/sarangapur/potharam/ Village · Sarangapur, Karimnagar # Potharam Potharam is a village in Sarangapur sub-district of Karimnagar district, Telangana, PIN code **505454**. The 2011 Census counted **1,597 people in 438 households**, the 13th largest of 25 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.7%. - 1,597people (2011) - 438households - 47.2%literacy - 505454PIN code ## Potharam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Potharam is 505454.** Potharam falls in Sarangapur sub-district, Karimnagar district, Telangana. - PIN code505454 - Gram panchayatPotharam - Community development blockSarangapur - Census village code571677 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Potharam from nearby towns? - Sarangapur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Karimnagar (district HQ)69 km by road - Jagtial (nearest town)21 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 Potharam? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Potharam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public 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 · Sarangapur - ○Degree college10+ km · Jagtial - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jagtial - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Potharam known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and turmeric**. Products made here include beedies. About 35% of the 1,059 hectares of village land is sown, and 300 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 Potharam Of every 100 households in Potharam in 2011, 93 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Potharam · ■ Sarangapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **91% Toilet within the home ****19%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **85% Tap water ****42%** **35% Drinking water within premises ****54%** **52% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%** **83% Use banking services ****32%** **43% Television ****50%** **49% Mobile phone ****60%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****23%** **22% Own their home ****98%** **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 Potharam? ■ Potharam · ■ Sarangapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****47.2%** **49.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1058** **1054 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****970** **939 Working population ****56.4%** **58.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 57.6% for men and 37.5% for women. 56% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 188 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 259 (29%) · **■** Household industry 130 (14%) · **■** Other work 89 (10%) · **■** Marginal 235 (26%) 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 Sarangapur - Pembetla2,406 people - Rangapet1,944 people - Mangela1,790 people - Sarangapur1,658 people - Thalladharmaram1,510 people - Kandlapalle1,320 people - Nagunur1,183 people - Latchakkapet1,078 people [All 25 villages in Sarangapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/karimnagar/sarangapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Potharam?505454 - How far is Potharam from Karimnagar?69 km by road - What is the population of Potharam?1,597 (Census 2011) - Which district is Potharam in?Karimnagar district (Sarangapur sub-district), Telangana - What is the literacy rate of Potharam?47.2% (Census 2011)