# Pothangal Village, Gandhari, Nizamabad (Telangana) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/nizamabad/gandhari/pothangal-571354/ Village · Gandhari, Nizamabad # Pothangal Pothangal is a village in Gandhari sub-district of Nizamabad district, Telangana, PIN code **503114**. The 2011 Census counted **3,047 people in 682 households**, the 2nd largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 48.7%. - 3,047people (2011) - 682households - 46.4%literacy - 503114PIN code ## Pothangal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pothangal is 503114.** Pothangal falls in Gandhari sub-district, Nizamabad district, Telangana. - PIN code503114 - Gram panchayatPothangal - Community development blockGandhari - Census village code571354 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pothangal from nearby towns? - Gandhari (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Nizamabad (district HQ)62 km by road - Kamareddy (nearest town)39 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 Pothangal? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Pothangal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gandhari - ○Degree college5–10 km · Gandhari - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kamareddy - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 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 Pothangal known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and soya bean**. Products made here include beedies. About 43% of the 2,685 hectares of village land is sown, and 758 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 Pothangal Of every 100 households in Pothangal in 2011, 75 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pothangal · ■ Gandhari rural average Electricity for lighting ****75%** **92% Toilet within the home ****17%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **89% Tap water ****63%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****19%** **19% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **94% Use banking services ****82%** **70% Television ****32%** **34% Mobile phone ****60%** **67% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****19%** **22% Own their home ****92%** **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 Pothangal? ■ Pothangal · ■ Gandhari rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****46.4%** **48.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1073** **989 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1055** **947 Working population ****58.6%** **48.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 54.7% for men and 38.7% for women. 59% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 377 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,081 (60%) · **■** Household industry 50 (3%) · **■** Other work 84 (5%) · **■** Marginal 195 (11%) 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 Gandhari - Gandhari10,226 people - Yacharam2,978 people - Gandivet2,925 people - Neral2,872 people - Chedmal2,768 people [All 37 villages in Gandhari](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/nizamabad/gandhari/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pothangal?503114 - How far is Pothangal from Nizamabad?62 km by road - What is the population of Pothangal?3,047 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pothangal in?Nizamabad district (Gandhari sub-district), Telangana - What is the literacy rate of Pothangal?46.4% (Census 2011)