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About Potharam Village

Potharam is a mid sized village in Kodimial tehsil, in the district of Karimnagar, Telangana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 972, made up of 492 males and 480 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 818 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 505501, 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 Kodimial
Pincode 505501
Area (hectares) 818 hectares
Population 972
Male Population 492
Female Population 480
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
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 2,912 residents. Its 818 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1036.

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 41 km from Karimnagar, and the nearest railway station is Nukapalli Mallial, about 4.1 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
Nearest railway station Nukapalli Mallial 4.1 km
Nearest town Jagtiāl 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Kodimial 12 km
District headquarters Karimnagar 41 km

Villages closest to Potharam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kodimial 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 972. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,912 residents.

Potharam village has 492 males and 480 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Potharam has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Potharam is 505501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Potharam covers 818 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Potharam falls under Kodimial tehsil of Karimnagar district in Telangana.

The nearest railway station to Potharam is Nukapalli Mallial, about 4.1 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 41 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 Kodimial tehsil of Karimnagar district. Nukapalli Mallial is about 4.1 km away. Jagtiāl is about 6.7 km away. Kodimial is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramsagar (8.0 km), Thiramalapur (9.7 km) and Nachupalle (11 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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