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- LGD code
- 590814
- Pincode
- 523247
- Post office
- Darsi
- Population
- 1,634
- Households
- 410
- Literacy rate
- 48.9%
- Sex ratio
- 934 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 933
- Distance to district centre
- 33 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 11 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 128 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 213 km
- Nearest railway station
- Kurichedu · 13 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Jamal Hospital · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Potha Varam compares
By population, Potha Varam ranks #12 of 38 villages in Darsi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
48.9%
−1.4% vs mandal average
- Potha Varam
- 48.9%
- Darsi mandal
- 50.3%
- Prakasam district
- 56.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
934
−14 vs mandal average
- Potha Varam
- 934
- Darsi mandal
- 948
Household size
people per home
4.0
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Potha Varam
- 4.0
- Darsi mandal
- 4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Potha Varam at a glance
Potha Varam is a village of 1,634 people in 410 households (Census 2011) in Darsi mandal, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, the 12th-largest of 38 villages in Darsi mandal. Literacy is 49%, 1 points below the mandal average of 50% and the sex ratio is 934 women per 1,000 men. It lies 33 km from the Prakasam district centre, 8 km from Darsi, the nearest town, 13 km from Kurichedu railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 523247, served by Darsi post office; the LGD village code is 590814. The nearest hospital or health centre is Jamal Hospital, 8 km away. The village votes in Darsi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Buchepalli Siva Prasad Reddy. The population is estimated at 1,779 in 2026, up 9% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Pothavaram →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potha Varam · this village | 1,634 | 49% | — |
| Thimmaya Palem · Darsi | 1,441 | 41% | 1.6 km S |
| Devavaram · Darsi | 2,243 | 42% | 2.8 km E |
| Devavaram · Nakkapalli | 3,465 | 38% | 2.8 km E |
| Thanam Chinthala · Darsi | 1,579 | 49% | 4.5 km W |
| Dekanakonda · Kurichedu | 2,536 | 37% | 5.1 km N |
| Chalivendra · Darsi | 838 | 36% | 5.7 km SW |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Potha Varam
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 15
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- ONGOLE
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 80
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 80
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- POTHA VARAM
- Total area (ha)
- 628
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 140
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Potha Varam
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Key facts — Potha Varam
- LGD code
- 590814
- Pincode
- 523247
- Post office
- Darsi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,634
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,779
- Households
- 410
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 934
- Literacy rate
- 48.9%
- Coordinates
- 15.84164°N, 79.67344°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Ongole
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Darsi
- Member of Parliament
- Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Buchepalli Siva Prasad Reddy
- Block / Mandal
- Darsi
Getting there
How to reach Potha Varam
Distance to cities · straight line
- Amaravati128 kmcapital
- Hyderabad213 km
- Chennai313 km
- Bengaluru390 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKurichedu13 km
- Bus stopChalivendra Bus Stop6 km
- Hospital / PHCJamal Hospital8 km
- ATM / bankSyndicate Bank11 km
- Petrol pumpSri Hari Fuel Point10 km
- CollegeVijayawada7 km
- Police stationDarsi police station8 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 523247
Villages near Potha Varam
Other villages in Darsi mandal
View all 37+ →- Darsi
- Potha Kamuru
- Chandaluru
- Rajam Palle
- East Choutapalem
- Samanthapudi
- East Veeraya Palem
- Devavaram
- Kothapalle
- East Venkata Puram
- Lankojana Palle
- Thanam Chinthala
- Ramachandra Puram
- Yerrobana Palle
- Thimmaya Palem
- Bandiveligandla
- Anna Varam
- Cheruvu Komma Palem
- Venkatachalam Palle
- Jamukuladinne
- Thripura Sundari Puram
- Jammigumpala @ K.S.Palem
- Krishna Puram
- Chalivendra
- Abbaya Palem
- Pedauyyalawada
- Korlamadugu
- Lakshmi Narayana Puram
- China Uyyalawada
- Thummedalapadu
- Ganeswara Puram
- Akkamamba Puram
- Bala Puram
- Bandellapaya
- Bukka Puram
- Mohiddin Puram
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)