# Banda Pothugal Village, Kowdipalle, Medak (Telangana) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/medak/kowdipalle/banda-pothugal/ Village · Kowdipalle, Medak # Banda Pothugal Banda Pothugal is a village in Kowdipalle sub-district of Medak district, Telangana, PIN code **502314**. The 2011 Census counted **1,100 people in 219 households**, the 23rd largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.8%. - 1,100people (2011) - 219households - 55.0%literacy - 502314PIN code ## Banda Pothugal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Banda Pothugal is 502314.** Banda Pothugal falls in Kowdipalle sub-district, Medak district, Telangana. - PIN code502314 - Gram panchayatBanda Pothugal - Community development blockKowdipalle - Census village code573545 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Banda Pothugal from nearby towns? - Kowdipalle (sub-district HQ)19 km by road - Sangareddy (district HQ)43 km by road - Medak (nearest town)36 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 Banda Pothugal? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Banda Pothugal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jogipet - ○Degree college10+ km · Jogipet - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kowdipalle - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 9 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 Banda Pothugal known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and sugar cane**. Products made here include jaggery. About 25% of the 432 hectares of village land is sown, and 121 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 Banda Pothugal Of every 100 households in Banda Pothugal in 2011, 94 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Banda Pothugal · ■ Kowdipalle rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **87% Toilet within the home ****25%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****75%** **79% Tap water ****96%** **70% Drinking water within premises ****55%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **92% Use banking services ****87%** **67% Television ****39%** **38% Mobile phone ****64%** **65% Computer with internet ****2%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **1% None of these assets ****16%** **22% Own their home ****97%** **98% 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 Banda Pothugal? ■ Banda Pothugal · ■ Kowdipalle rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.0%** **51.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1103** **1023 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****912** **941 Working population ****45.5%** **50.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.5% for men and 44.0% for women. 55% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 135 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 294 (59%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 61 (12%) · **■** Marginal 7 (1%) 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 Kowdipalle - Ajjamarri1,453 people - Kukatpalle1,348 people - Jaggampet1,274 people - Gangavaram1,124 people - Antharam1,041 people - Kannavaram1,023 people - Venkatapur792 people - Nagasanpalle754 people [All 35 villages in Kowdipalle](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/medak/kowdipalle/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Banda Pothugal?502314 - How far is Banda Pothugal from Sangareddy?43 km by road - What is the population of Banda Pothugal?1,100 (Census 2011) - Which district is Banda Pothugal in?Medak district (Kowdipalle sub-district), Telangana - What is the literacy rate of Banda Pothugal?55.0% (Census 2011)