# Pocharam Village, Pulkal, Medak (Telangana) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/medak/pulkal/pocharam/ Village · Pulkal, Medak # Pocharam Pocharam is a village in Pulkal sub-district of Medak district, Telangana, PIN code **502293**. The 2011 Census counted **1,763 people in 394 households**, the 12th largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 55.3%. - 1,763people (2011) - 394households - 54.9%literacy - 502293PIN code ## Pocharam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pocharam is 502293.** Pocharam falls in Pulkal sub-district, Medak district, Telangana. - PIN code502293 - Gram panchayatPocharam - Community development blockPulkal - Census village code573474 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? - Pulkal (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Sangareddy (district HQ)40 km by road - Sadasivpet (nearest town)17 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? 12 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 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sadasivpet - ○Degree college10+ km · Sadasivpet - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pulkal - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river 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, sugar cane and cotton**. About 84% of the 752 hectares of village land is sown, and 389 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, 82 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Pocharam · ■ Pulkal rural average Electricity for lighting ****82%** **86% Toilet within the home ****34%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****64%** **78% Tap water ****91%** **83% Drinking water within premises ****56%** **36% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **91% Use banking services ****51%** **50% Television ****37%** **38% Mobile phone ****56%** **66% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****30%** **22% Own their home ****94%** **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 Pocharam? ■ Pocharam · ■ Pulkal rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.9%** **55.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1033** **997 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1141** **952 Working population ****51.3%** **51.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.4% for men and 45.6% for women. 60% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 462 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 366 (40%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 72 (8%) · **■** Marginal 4 (0%) 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 Pulkal - Singoor2,382 people - Peddareddipet2,314 people - Lakshmisagar2,021 people - Chakriyal1,814 people - Sureddi Itkyal1,665 people - Baswapur1,581 people - Manthoor1,422 people - Vendikole1,296 people [All 30 villages in Pulkal](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/medak/pulkal/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pocharam?502293 - How far is Pocharam from Sangareddy?40 km by road - What is the population of Pocharam?1,763 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pocharam in?Medak district (Pulkal sub-district), Telangana - What is the literacy rate of Pocharam?54.9% (Census 2011)