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About Potharam Village

Potharam is a mid sized village in Shamirpet tehsil, in the district of Rangareddy, Telangana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 599, made up of 302 males and 297 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 288 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 500078, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Potharam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Potharam village
Description Value
State Telangana
District Rangareddy
Tehsil Shamirpet
Pincode 500078
Area (hectares) 288 hectares
Population 599
Male Population 302
Female Population 297
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Potharam compares

By the 2011 count Potharam is the 23rd largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,689 residents. Its 288 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 966.

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 <5 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 103 km from Rangareddy, and the nearest railway station is Ippuguda, about 33 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 town Siddipet 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Shamirpet 33 km
Nearest railway station Ippuguda 33 km
District headquarters Rangareddy 103 km

Villages closest to Potharam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shamirpet 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 599. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,689 residents.

Potharam village has 302 males and 297 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Potharam has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Potharam is 500078. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Potharam covers 288 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Potharam falls under Shamirpet tehsil of Rangareddy district in Telangana.

The nearest railway station to Potharam is Ippuguda, about 33 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 <5 km distance for Potharam.

Potharam is about 103 km from Rangareddy in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Potharam is in Shamirpet tehsil of Rangareddy district. Siddipet is about 30 km away. Shamirpet is about 33 km away. Ippuguda is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mooduchintalapalle (7.7 km), Lingapur (8.4 km) and Anantharam (20 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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