# Potharam Village, Dubbak, Medak (Telangana) – PIN Code

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Village · Dubbak, Medak 

# Potharam

Potharam is a village in Dubbak sub-district of Medak district, Telangana, PIN code **502108**. The 2011 Census counted **1,185 people in 257 households**, the 18th largest of 25 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.

- 1,185people (2011)
- 257households
- 55.0%literacy
- 502108PIN code

## Potharam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Potharam is 502108.** Potharam falls in Dubbak sub-district, Medak district, Telangana.

- PIN code502108
- Gram panchayatPotharam
- Community development blockDubbak
- Census village code572952

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?

- Dubbak (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Sangareddy (district HQ)140 km by road
- Siddipet (nearest town)38 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private 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 · Dubbak
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dubbak
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Dubbak
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- 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, sugar cane and maize**. About 44% of the 474 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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, 98 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Potharam · ■ Dubbak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**40%

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

**59%

Tap water ****92%**

**83%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**76%

Use banking services ****66%**

**44%

Television ****54%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**16%

Own their home ****96%**

**91%

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 · ■ Dubbak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.0%**

**60.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**1034

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****727**

**922

Working population ****51.9%**

**51.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.0% for men and 41.3% for women. 55% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 250 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 121 (20%) · **■** Household industry 105 (17%) · **■** Other work 118 (19%) · **■** Marginal 21 (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 Dubbak

- Rajakkapet2,085 people
- Chittapur2,047 people
- Engurthi1,887 people
- Appanpalle1,630 people
- Chervapur1,095 people
- Boppapur832 people
- Chowdarpalle733 people
- Hasan Mirapur726 people

[All 26 villages in Dubbak](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/medak/dubbak/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Potharam?502108
- How far is Potharam from Sangareddy?140 km by road
- What is the population of Potharam?1,185 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Potharam in?Medak district (Dubbak sub-district), Telangana
- What is the literacy rate of Potharam?55.0% (Census 2011)