# Pothepalle Village, Veldanda, Mahbubnagar (Telangana)

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Village · Veldanda, Mahbubnagar 

# Pothepalle

Pothepalle is a village in Veldanda sub-district of Mahbubnagar district, Telangana. The 2011 Census counted **3,126 people in 721 households**, the 5th largest of 19 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.6%.

- 3,126people (2011)
- 721households
- 43.8%literacy
- 950females per 1,000 males

## Pothepalle PIN code and other codes

Pothepalle falls in Veldanda sub-district, Mahbubnagar district, Telangana.

- Gram panchayatPothepalle
- Community development blockVeldanda
- Census village code575319

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

## How far is Pothepalle from nearby towns?

- Veldanda (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Mahbubnagar (district HQ)73 km by road
- Mahbubnagar (nearest town)73 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 Pothepalle?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Pothepalle; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 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
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Veldanda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kalwakurthy
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kalwakurthy
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 15 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 Pothepalle known for?

The main crops are **cotton, jowar and maize**. About 58% of the 1,336 hectares of village land is sown, and 244 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 Pothepalle

Of every 100 households in Pothepalle in 2011, 92 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pothepalle · ■ Veldanda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**75%

Tap water ****65%**

**79%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**90%

Use banking services ****40%**

**47%

Television ****23%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**30%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Pothepalle?

■ Pothepalle · ■ Veldanda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.8%**

**49.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938**

**911

Working population ****54.4%**

**56.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.1% for men and 30.8% for women. 53% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 850 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 628 (37%) · **■** Household industry 21 (1%) · **■** Other work 170 (10%) · **■** Marginal 30 (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 Veldanda

- Cherkur5,810 people
- Veldanda5,697 people
- Kuppagandla3,785 people
- Jupalle3,664 people
- Kotra2,693 people
- Chedurvalli2,648 people
- Rachur2,615 people
- Bollampalle2,318 people

[All 20 villages in Veldanda](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/mahbubnagar/veldanda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pothepalle from Mahbubnagar?73 km by road
- What is the population of Pothepalle?3,126 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pothepalle in?Mahbubnagar district (Veldanda sub-district), Telangana
- What is the literacy rate of Pothepalle?43.8% (Census 2011)