# Pocharam Village, Kukunoor, Khammam (Telangana) – PIN Code

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Village · Kukunoor, Khammam 

# Pocharam

Pocharam is a village in Kukunoor sub-district of Khammam district, Telangana. The 2011 Census counted **324 people in 115 households**, the 17th largest of 18 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.7%.

- 324people (2011)
- 115households
- 46.3%literacy
- 1,146females per 1,000 males

## Pocharam PIN code and other codes

Pocharam falls in Kukunoor sub-district, Khammam district, Telangana.

- Gram panchayatGommugudem
- Community development blockKukunoor
- Census village code579333

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

## How far is Pocharam from nearby towns?

- Kukunoor (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Khammam (district HQ)180 km by road
- Palwancha (nearest town)86 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 Pocharam?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Pocharam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Velairpadu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhadrachalam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kukunoor
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Pocharam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, cotton and chillies**. About 15% of the 653 hectares of village land is sown, and 48 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 Pocharam

Of every 100 households in Pocharam in 2011, 70 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pocharam · ■ Kukunoor rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**41%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**91%

Use banking services ****25%**

**29%

Television ****29%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**32%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Pocharam?

■ Pocharam · ■ Kukunoor rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.3%**

**54.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1146**

**1013

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****625**

**997

Working population ****70.1%**

**60.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 46.2% for men and 46.4% for women. 67% of men and 73% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 210 (93%) · **■** Other work 6 (3%) · **■** Marginal 11 (5%)

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 Kukunoor

- Madhavaram1,064 people
- Komatlagudem795 people
- Gommugudem508 people
- Ramachandrapuram463 people
- Kowndinyamukthi115 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Pocharam from Khammam?180 km by road
- What is the population of Pocharam?324 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pocharam in?Khammam district (Kukunoor sub-district), Telangana
- What is the literacy rate of Pocharam?46.3% (Census 2011)