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About Potharam Village

Potharam is a mid sized village in Bejjanki tehsil, in the district of Karimnagar, Telangana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 533, made up of 266 males and 267 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 356 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 505473, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Potharam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Potharam village
Description Value
State Telangana
District Karimnagar
Tehsil Bejjanki
Pincode 505473
Area (hectares) 356 hectares
Population 533
Male Population 266
Female Population 267
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Potharam compares

By the 2011 count Potharam is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,345 residents. Its 356 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1016.

Getting to Potharam

Potharam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Potharam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Potharam from other places

Potharam lies about 27 km from Karimnagar. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Potharam
Nearest town Siddipet 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Bejjanki 27 km
District headquarters Karimnagar 27 km

Villages closest to Potharam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bejjanki tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Potharam

As per the Census of India 2011, Potharam village had a population of 533. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,345 residents.

Potharam village has 266 males and 267 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Potharam has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1016.

The pincode recorded for Potharam is 505473. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Potharam covers 356 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Potharam falls under Bejjanki tehsil of Karimnagar district in Telangana.

The census record for Potharam notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Potharam.

Potharam is about 27 km from Karimnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Potharam is in Bejjanki tehsil of Karimnagar district. Siddipet is about 22 km away. Bejjanki is about 27 km away. Karimnagar is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Cheelapur (2.6 km), Bejjanki (3.2 km) and Muthannapet (3.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Potharam today is likely to be higher.

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