# Pothangal Village, Kotgiri, Nizamabad (Telangana) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/nizamabad/kotgiri/pothangal/ Village · Kotgiri, Nizamabad # Pothangal Pothangal is a village in Kotgiri sub-district of Nizamabad district, Telangana, PIN code **503207**. The 2011 Census counted **6,704 people in 1,575 households**, the 2nd largest of 31 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 57.1%. - 6,704people (2011) - 1,575households - 57.3%literacy - 503207PIN code ## Pothangal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pothangal is 503207.** Pothangal falls in Kotgiri sub-district, Nizamabad district, Telangana. - PIN code503207 - Gram panchayatPothangal - Community development blockKotgiri - Census village code571029 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? - Kotagiri (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Nizamabad (district HQ)49 km by road - Bodhan (nearest town)19 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? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Pothangal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt · 2 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kotagiri - ○Degree college10+ km · Bodhan - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bodhan - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 16 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 and soya bean**. About 57% of the 1,317 hectares of village land is sown, and 465 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, 92 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pothangal · ■ Kotgiri rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **85% Toilet within the home ****31%** **38% No toilet (open defecation) ****61%** **60% Tap water ****98%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****39%** **36% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **83% Use banking services ****50%** **49% Television ****36%** **38% Mobile phone ****58%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****11%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****26%** **24% Own their home ****92%** **92% 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 · ■ Kotgiri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.3%** **57.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1027** **1039 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****995** **950 Working population ****47.7%** **49.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.3% for men and 48.5% for women. 57% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 548 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,078 (34%) · **■** Household industry 216 (7%) · **■** Other work 627 (20%) · **■** Marginal 727 (23%) 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 Kotgiri - Kotgiri10,745 people - Ethonda4,182 people - Jallapalle3,569 people - Ramanpalle3,131 people - Hangerga3,025 people [All 39 villages in Kotgiri](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/nizamabad/kotgiri/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pothangal?503207 - How far is Pothangal from Nizamabad?49 km by road - What is the population of Pothangal?6,704 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pothangal in?Nizamabad district (Kotgiri sub-district), Telangana - What is the literacy rate of Pothangal?57.3% (Census 2011)