Village · Sirkonda, Nizamabad # Pothnur Pothnur is a village in Sirkonda sub-district of Nizamabad district, Telangana, PIN code 503165. The 2011 Census counted 815 people in 188 households, the 19th largest of 21 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.3%. - 815 people (2011) - 188 households - 56.7% literacy - 503165 PIN code ## Pothnur PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Pothnur is 503165. Pothnur falls in Sirkonda sub-district, Nizamabad district, Telangana. - PIN code 503165 - Gram panchayat Pothnur - Community development block Sirkonda - Census village code 571257 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Pothnur from nearby towns? - Sirkonda (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road - Nizamabad (district HQ) 52 km by road - Nizamabad (nearest town) 32 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Pothnur? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Pothnur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Bheemgal - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bheemgal - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Nizamabad - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 18 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Pothnur known for? The main crops are paddy, soya bean and maize. Products made here include beedies. About 44% of the 476 hectares of village land is sown, and 138 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Pothnur Of every 100 households in Pothnur in 2011, 93 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pothnur · ■ Sirkonda rural average - Electricity for lighting 93% 92% - Toilet within the home 38% 24% - No toilet (open defecation) 62% 76% - Tap water 90% 75% - Drinking water within premises 19% 39% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 21% 23% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 78% 75% - Use banking services 60% 53% - Television 57% 55% - Mobile phone 59% 67% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 12% 15% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 22% 18% - Own their home 94% 91% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Pothnur? ■ Pothnur · ■ Sirkonda rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 56.7% 54.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 945 1070 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 927 949 - Working population 57.4% 54.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.5% for men and 44.1% for women. 58% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 182 (39%) · ■ Farm labourers 112 (24%) · ■ Household industry 125 (27%) · ■ Other work 40 (9%) · ■ Marginal 9 (2%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Sirkonda - Musheernagar 1,530 people - Chimanpalle 1,522 people - Thatpalle 1,501 people - Chinna Walgot 1,290 people - Pakhal 749 people - Kotalapalle 554 people All 22 villages in Sirkonda ## Other places named Pothnur - Pothnur · Village, Peddavoora, Nalgonda · 1,430 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pothnur? 503165 - How far is Pothnur from Nizamabad? 52 km by road - What is the population of Pothnur? 815 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pothnur in? Nizamabad district (Sirkonda sub-district), Telangana - What is the literacy rate of Pothnur? 56.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/nizamabad/sirkonda/pothnur/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.