About Potharam Village

Potharam is a mid sized village in Sarangapur tehsil, in the district of Karimnagar, Telangana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,597, made up of 776 males and 821 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1059 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 505454, 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	Sarangapur
Pincode	505454
Area (hectares)	1059 hectares
Population	1,597
Male Population	776
Female Population	821
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,058
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 the 13th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,800 residents. Its 1059 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 1046.

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 90 km from Karimnagar, and the nearest railway station is Metpalli, about 21 km away. 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
Tehsil headquarters	Sarangapur	21 km
Nearest town	Nirmal	21 km
Nearest railway station	Metpalli	21 km
District headquarters	Karimnagar	90 km

Villages closest to Potharam

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

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Common questions about Potharam

As per the Census of India 2011, Potharam village had a population of 1,597. That makes it the 13th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,800 residents.

Potharam village has 776 males and 821 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Potharam has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Potharam is 505454. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Potharam covers 1059 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 Sarangapur tehsil of Karimnagar district in Telangana.

The nearest railway station to Potharam is Metpalli, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 90 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 Sarangapur tehsil of Karimnagar district. Sarangapur is about 21 km away. Nirmal is about 21 km away. Metpalli is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.