# Pokalagudem Village, Chandrugonda, Khammam (Telangana)

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Village · Chandrugonda, Khammam 

# Pokalagudem

Pokalagudem is a village in Chandrugonda sub-district of Khammam district, Telangana, PIN code **507116**. The 2011 Census counted **3,628 people in 944 households**, the 5th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.5%.

- 3,628people (2011)
- 944households
- 47.4%literacy
- 507116PIN code

## Pokalagudem PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pokalagudem is 507116.** Pokalagudem falls in Chandrugonda sub-district, Khammam district, Telangana.

- PIN code507116
- Gram panchayatPokalagudem
- Community development blockChandrugonda
- Census village code579485

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

## How far is Pokalagudem from nearby towns?

- Chandrugonda (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Khammam (district HQ)70 km by road
- Kothagudem (nearest town)28 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 Pokalagudem?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Pokalagudem; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●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
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Annapureddypelle
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kothagudem
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chandrugonda
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 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 Pokalagudem known for?

The main crops are **paddy, cotton and chillies**. About 16% of the 1,888 hectares of village land is sown, and 82 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 Pokalagudem

Of every 100 households in Pokalagudem in 2011, 91 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pokalagudem · ■ Chandrugonda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**89%

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

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**71%

Tap water ****24%**

**63%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**88%

Use banking services ****52%**

**42%

Television ****50%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**23%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

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 Pokalagudem?

■ Pokalagudem · ■ Chandrugonda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.4%**

**56.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1030**

**975

Working population ****57.1%**

**55.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.7% for men and 36.9% for women. 56% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 730 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,214 (59%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 78 (4%) · **■** Marginal 44 (2%)

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 Chandrugonda

- Chandrugonda6,822 people
- Peddireddigudem5,014 people
- Annapureddipalle4,102 people
- Tippanapalle3,661 people
- Ganugapadu3,464 people
- Narsapuram2,845 people
- Ravikampadu2,449 people
- Gurramgudem2,252 people

[All 20 villages in Chandrugonda](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/khammam/chandrugonda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pokalagudem?507116
- How far is Pokalagudem from Khammam?70 km by road
- What is the population of Pokalagudem?3,628 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pokalagudem in?Khammam district (Chandrugonda sub-district), Telangana
- What is the literacy rate of Pokalagudem?47.4% (Census 2011)