# Potharam Village, Shamirpet, Rangareddy (Telangana) – PIN Code

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Village · Shamirpet, Rangareddy 

# Potharam

Potharam is a village in Shamirpet sub-district of Rangareddy district, Telangana, PIN code **500078**. The 2011 Census counted **599 people in 154 households**, the 23rd largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.9%.

- 599people (2011)
- 154households
- 63.1%literacy
- 500078PIN code

## Potharam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Potharam is 500078.** Potharam falls in Shamirpet sub-district, Rangareddy district, Telangana.

- PIN code500078
- Gram panchayatNarayanapur
- Community development blockShamirpet
- Census village code574115

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?

- Shamirpet (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Hyderabad (district HQ)45 km by road
- Hyderabad (nearest town)45 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?

9 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
- ●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 · Keshavaram
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hyderabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hyderabad
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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)14 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 Potharam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, vegetables and grapes**. About 52% of the 288 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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, 99 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Potharam · ■ Shamirpet rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****79%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**34%

Tap water ****97%**

**77%

Drinking water within premises ****93%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**45%

Use banking services ****32%**

**44%

Television ****68%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****33%**

**31%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

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

**8%

Own their home ****94%**

**75%

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 · ■ Shamirpet rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.1%**

**68.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****825**

**916

Working population ****46.2%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.2% for men and 56.1% for women. 53% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 116 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 82 (30%) · **■** Other work 70 (25%) · **■** Marginal 9 (3%)

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 Shamirpet

- Anantharam1,290 people
- Kesavapur1,132 people
- Narayanpur787 people
- Lingapur632 people
- Mandaipalle543 people
- Nagisettipalle414 people
- Antaipalle372 people
- Hoshyarpalle294 people

[All 28 villages in Shamirpet](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/rangareddy/shamirpet/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Potharam?500078
- How far is Potharam from Hyderabad?45 km by road
- What is the population of Potharam?599 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Potharam in?Rangareddy district (Shamirpet sub-district), Telangana
- What is the literacy rate of Potharam?63.1% (Census 2011)