Pothapalu Population, Caste, Working Data Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh - Census 2011

Pothapalu is a village situated in Madanapalle mandal of Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,375 families residing in the village Pothapalu. The total population of Pothapalu is 5,872 out of which 2,818 are males and 3,054 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pothapalu is 1,084.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pothapalu village is 576 which is 10% of the total population. There are 307 male children and 269 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pothapalu is 876 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,084) of Pothapalu village.

Population
5,872
Families
1,375
Literacy
70.64%
Sex Ratio
1,084

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pothapalu is 70.6%. Thus Pothapalu village has higher literacy rate compared to 63.9% of Chittoor district. The male literacy rate is 79.13% and the female literacy rate is 62.98% in Pothapalu village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Pothapalu village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Pothapalu Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Pothapalu village.

Total Male Female
Children 576 307 269
Literacy 70.64% 79.13% 62.98%
Scheduled Caste 1,219 540 679
Scheduled Tribe 8 3 5
Illiterate 2,131 831 1,300

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 20.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Pothapalu village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Pothapalu village out of total population, 2,736 were engaged in work activities. 79.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,736 workers engaged in Main Work, 574 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 936 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,182 1,339 843
Cultivators 574 360 214
Agriculture Labourer 936 489 447
Household Industries 18 14 4
Other Workers 654 476 178
Marginal Workers 554 303 251
Non Working 3,136 1,176 1,960

Nearby Villages to Pothapalu,

Below are the list of villages near Pothapalu village in Madanapalle.

Village Population
Kasiraopeta 168
Chinnathippasamudram 9,823
Molakaladinne 393
Kothavaripalle 8,541
Valasapalle 4,171
Madanapalle 3,564
Penchupadu 2,759
Theneegalavaripalle 650
Malepadu 3,049
Vempalle 10,639

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