# Pothangal Village, Gandhari, Nizamabad (Telangana) – PIN Code

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Village · Gandhari, Nizamabad 

# Pothangal

Pothangal is a village in Gandhari sub-district of Nizamabad district, Telangana, PIN code **503114**. The 2011 Census counted **860 people in 206 households**, the 25th largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 48.7%.

- 860people (2011)
- 206households
- 53.1%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 code571355

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)5 km by road
- Nizamabad (district HQ)45 km by road
- Kamareddy (nearest town)35 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?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Pothangal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public 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 · Gandhari
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Gandhari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kamareddy
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 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 48% of the 611 hectares of village land is sown, and 200 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, 81 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Pothangal · ■ Gandhari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**89%

Tap water ****70%**

**50%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**94%

Use banking services ****82%**

**70%

Television ****39%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**22%

Own their home ****93%**

**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+) ****53.1%**

**48.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1108**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**947

Working population ****50.8%**

**48.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.0% for men and 43.7% for women. 53% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 346 (79%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (11%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 21 (5%) · **■** Marginal 16 (4%)

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

- Burgul1,042 people
- Juvvadi1,034 people
- Brahmanpalle984 people
- Medpalle922 people
- Sarvapur836 people
- Vandrikal770 people
- Ramalakshmanpalle743 people
- Chinnapur599 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?45 km by road
- What is the population of Pothangal?860 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pothangal in?Nizamabad district (Gandhari sub-district), Telangana
- What is the literacy rate of Pothangal?53.1% (Census 2011)