# Potharam Village, Shivampet, Medak (Telangana) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/medak/shivampet/potharam/ Village · Shivampet, Medak # Potharam Potharam is a village in Shivampet sub-district of Medak district, Telangana, PIN code **502336**. The 2011 Census counted **998 people in 219 households**, the 19th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.2%. - 998people (2011) - 219households - 65.3%literacy - 502336PIN code ## Potharam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Potharam is 502336.** Potharam falls in Shivampet sub-district, Medak district, Telangana. - PIN code502336 - Gram panchayatPotharam - Community development blockShivampet - Census village code573741 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? - Shivampet (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Sangareddy (district HQ)53 km by road - Sangareddy (nearest town)46 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? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Potharam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 · Tupran - ○Degree college5–10 km · Tupran - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shivampet - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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, maize and vegetables**. Products made here include seed processing. About 14% of the 361 hectares of village land is sown, and 62 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, 97 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Potharam · ■ Shivampet rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **90% Toilet within the home ****92%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****8%** **69% Tap water ****97%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****90%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **89% Use banking services ****87%** **54% Television ****70%** **52% Mobile phone ****79%** **68% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****20%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****11%** **15% Own their home ****96%** **95% 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 · ■ Shivampet rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.3%** **56.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1037** **1005 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **901 Working population ****54.3%** **51.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.0% for men and 49.1% for women. 58% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 132 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 259 (48%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 67 (12%) · **■** Marginal 76 (14%) 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 Shivampet - Pambanda1,293 people - Pothula Boguda1,028 people - Thimmapur1,024 people - Chennapur1,010 people - Usirikapalle963 people - Shabashpalle924 people - Maqdumpur854 people - Bijilipur849 people [All 27 villages in Shivampet](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/medak/shivampet/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Potharam?502336 - How far is Potharam from Sangareddy?53 km by road - What is the population of Potharam?998 (Census 2011) - Which district is Potharam in?Medak district (Shivampet sub-district), Telangana - What is the literacy rate of Potharam?65.3% (Census 2011)