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- LGD code
- 571290
- Pincode
- 503144
- Post office
- Ramareddy
- Population
- 848
- Households
- 223
- Literacy rate
- 47.1%
- Sex ratio
- 1158 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 460
- Distance to district centre
- 34 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 37 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 108 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 590 km
- Nearest railway station
- Kamareddi · 10 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Sub Centre, Singaraipally · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Potaram compares
By population, Potaram ranks #16 of 19 villages in Machareddy mandal.
Literacy rate
%
47.1%
+0.5% vs mandal average
- Potaram
- 47.1%
- Machareddy mandal
- 46.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,158
+105 vs mandal average
- Potaram
- 1,158
- Machareddy mandal
- 1,053
Household size
people per home
3.8
−0.4 vs mandal average
- Potaram
- 3.8
- Machareddy mandal
- 4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Potaram at a glance
Potaram is a village of 848 people in 223 households (Census 2011) in Machareddy mandal, Kamareddy district, Telangana, the 16th-largest of 19 villages in Machareddy mandal. Literacy is 47%, about the same as the mandal average of 47% and the sex ratio is 1,158 women per 1,000 men. It lies 34 km from the Kamareddy district centre, 12 km from Domakonda, the nearest town, 10 km from Kamareddi railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 503144, served by Ramareddy post office; the LGD village code is 571290. The nearest hospital or health centre is Sub Centre, Singaraipally, 2 km away. The population is estimated at 1,000 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potaram · this village | 848 | 47% | — |
| Antampalle · Machareddy | 168 | 42% | 3.1 km E |
| Gudem · Kamareddy | 1,136 | 48% | 3.7 km W |
| Ghanpur (R) · Ramareddy | 252 | 36% | 4.6 km N |
| Uggrawai · Kamareddy | 1,374 | 53% | 5.4 km SW |
| Yellapgonda · Machareddy | 1,889 | 53% | 5.9 km S |
| Kothapalli · Srinivaspur | 409 | 52% | 6.8 km E |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Potaram
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 22
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- 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
- Yes
- 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
- KAMAREDDY
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 15
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 66
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 16
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- POTARAM
- Total area (ha)
- 373
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 82
- Forest area (ha)
- 42
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Potaram
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Potaram
- LGD code
- 571290
- Pincode
- 503144
- Post office
- Ramareddy
- Population (Census 2011)
- 848
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,000
- Households
- 223
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1158
- Literacy rate
- 47.1%
- Coordinates
- 18.35880°N, 78.42870°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Medak
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Siddipet
- Member of Parliament
- Raghunandan Rao
- Block / Mandal
- Machareddy
Getting there
How to reach Potaram
Distance to cities · straight line
- Hyderabad108 kmcapital
- Mumbai590 km
- Bengaluru606 km
- Chennai619 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKamareddi10 km
- Bus stopTGSRTC Bus Wtation , Kamareddy11 km
- Hospital / PHCSub Centre, Singaraipally2 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India10 km
- Petrol pumpPetrol bunk11 km
- Collegegpd10 km
- Police stationsirikonda police station25 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 503144
- RamareddyRamareddy mandal8,249 pop
- ReddypetRamareddy mandal6,591 pop
- SomarampetMachareddy mandal5,046 pop
- AnnaramRamareddy mandal4,000 pop
- PosanipetRamareddy mandal3,576 pop
- YellampetMachareddy mandal3,256 pop
- IssaipetMachareddy mandal2,972 pop
- UppalwaiRamareddy mandal2,478 pop
- MaddikuntaRamareddy mandal2,374 pop
Villages near Potaram
Other villages in Machareddy mandal
View all 22 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)