# Pocharam Village, Kusumanchi, Khammam (Telangana) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/khammam/kusumanchi/pocharam/ Village · Kusumanchi, Khammam # Pocharam Pocharam is a village in Kusumanchi sub-district of Khammam district, Telangana, PIN code **507161**. The 2011 Census counted **2,266 people in 671 households**, the 11th largest of 18 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.4%. - 2,266people (2011) - 671households - 56.3%literacy - 507161PIN code ## Pocharam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pocharam is 507161.** Pocharam falls in Kusumanchi sub-district, Khammam district, Telangana. - PIN code507161 - Gram panchayatPocharam - Community development blockKusumanchi - Census village code579633 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? - Kusumanchi (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Khammam (district HQ)31 km by road - Khammam (nearest town)31 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? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Pocharam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●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 - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kusumanchi - ○Degree college10+ km · Khammam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kusumanchi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Pocharam known for? The main crops are **paddy, cotton and chillies**. About 64% of the 983 hectares of village land is sown, and 396 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, 95 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pocharam · ■ Kusumanchi rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **92% Toilet within the home ****30%** **40% No toilet (open defecation) ****67%** **60% Tap water ****88%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****86%** **67% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **76% Use banking services ****60%** **50% Television ****50%** **51% Mobile phone ****58%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****27%** **22% Own their home ****91%** **92% 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 · ■ Kusumanchi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****56.3%** **59.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1002** **986 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****871** **950 Working population ****59.7%** **55.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.8% for men and 47.0% for women. 59% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 195 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 965 (71%) · **■** Household industry 21 (2%) · **■** Other work 132 (10%) · **■** Marginal 39 (3%) 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 Kusumanchi - Jeelacheruvu3,637 people - Gaigollapalle3,179 people - Jujjularaopeta2,955 people - Gattu Singaram2,901 people - Eswaramadaram2,199 people - Chowtapalle2,155 people - Jakkepalle1,613 people - Rajupeta1,517 people [All 18 villages in Kusumanchi](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/khammam/kusumanchi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pocharam?507161 - How far is Pocharam from Khammam?31 km by road - What is the population of Pocharam?2,266 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pocharam in?Khammam district (Kusumanchi sub-district), Telangana - What is the literacy rate of Pocharam?56.3% (Census 2011)