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- LGD code
- 590512
- Pincode
- 522264
- Post office
- Chodayapalem
- Population
- 5,126
- Households
- 1,591
- Literacy rate
- 57%
- Sex ratio
- 999 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 2,571
- Distance to district centre
- 46 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 6 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 67 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 298 km
- Nearest railway station
- Repalle · 10 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Sri Bharadwaja Ayurveda Hospital · 9 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Potumeraka compares
By population, Potumeraka ranks #5 of 16 villages in Repalle mandal.
Literacy rate
%
57.0%
−3.5% vs mandal average
- Potumeraka
- 57.0%
- Repalle mandal
- 60.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
999
−33 vs mandal average
- Potumeraka
- 999
- Repalle mandal
- 1,032
Household size
people per home
3.2
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Potumeraka
- 3.2
- Repalle mandal
- 3.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Potumeraka at a glance
Potumeraka is a village of 5,126 people in 1,591 households (Census 2011) in Repalle mandal, Bapatla district, Andhra Pradesh, the 5th-largest of 16 villages in Repalle mandal. Literacy is 57%, 4 points below the mandal average of 61% and the sex ratio is 999 women per 1,000 men. It lies 46 km from the Bapatla district centre, 12 km from Avanigadda, the nearest town, 10 km from Repalle railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 522264, served by Chodayapalem post office; the LGD village code is 590512. The nearest hospital or health centre is Sri Bharadwaja Ayurveda Hospital, 9 km away. The village votes in Repalle assembly constituency, represented by MLA Anagani Satya Prasad. The population is estimated at 5,582 in 2026, up 9% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potumeraka · this village | 5,126 | 57% | — |
| Kaithepalle · Repalle | 2,520 | 58% | 1.8 km E |
| Singupalem · Repalle | 3,656 | 57% | 3.9 km NE |
| Chodayapalem · Repalle | 5,387 | 63% | 4.2 km E |
| Visweswaram · Repalle | 794 | 58% | 4.6 km NE |
| Gangadipalem · Repalle | 9,198 | 54% | 7.1 km SE |
| Isukapalle (R) · Repalle | 2,143 | 58% | 7.4 km NW |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Potumeraka
- 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)
- 19
- Power hours (winter)
- 21
- Primary school
- 6
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 2
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- 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
- REPALLE
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 13
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 85
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 13
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- POTUMERAKA, THUMMALA
- Total area (ha)
- 2,592
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 1,016.97
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Potumeraka
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Potumeraka
- LGD code
- 590512
- Pincode
- 522264
- Post office
- Chodayapalem
- Population (Census 2011)
- 5,126
- Population (projected 2026)
- 5,582
- Households
- 1,591
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 999
- Literacy rate
- 57.0%
- Coordinates
- 15.93388°N, 80.84375°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bapatla
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Repalle
- Member of Parliament
- Krishna Prasad Tenneti
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Anagani Satya Prasad
- Block / Mandal
- Repalle
- Nearest bank
- State Bank of India (3.0 km)
Getting there
How to reach Potumeraka
Distance to cities · straight line
- Amaravati67 kmcapital
- Hyderabad298 km
- Chennai323 km
- Bengaluru480 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationRepalle10 km
- Bus stopBondalagaruvu Bus Stop2 km
- Hospital / PHCSri Bharadwaja Ayurveda Hospital9 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India3 km
- Petrol pumpHP9 km
- CollegeRepalle Junior college10 km
- Police stationAmruthalur Police Station28 km
Nearest to the village
- Bus stop
- Bondalagaruvu Bus Stop1.8 km
- Bank / ATM
- State Bank of India3.0 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Potumeraka
2 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 522264
Villages near Potumeraka
Other villages in Repalle mandal
View all 17 →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, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)