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About Nelakota Village

Nelakota is a large village in Dharmavaram tehsil, in the district of Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,082, made up of 1,099 males and 983 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3467 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 515159, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nelakota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nelakota village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Anantapur
Tehsil Dharmavaram
Pincode 515159
Area (hectares) 3467 hectares
Population 2,082
Male Population 1,099
Female Population 983
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nelakota compares

By the 2011 count Nelakota is the 9th largest of the 12 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,217 residents. Its 3467 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Nelakota

Nelakota is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nelakota as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Nelakota from other places

Nelakota lies about 46 km from Anantapur, and the nearest railway station is Basampalle, about 11 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 Nelakota
Nearest railway station Basampalle 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Dharmavaram 17 km
District headquarters Anantapur 46 km

Villages closest to Nelakota

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dharmavaram 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 Nelakota

As per the Census of India 2011, Nelakota village had a population of 2,082. That makes it the 9th largest of the 12 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,217 residents.

Nelakota village has 1,099 males and 983 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nelakota has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Nelakota is 515159. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nelakota covers 3467 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nelakota falls under Dharmavaram tehsil of Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nelakota is Basampalle, about 11 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 village for Nelakota.

Nelakota is about 46 km from Anantapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nelakota is in Dharmavaram tehsil of Anantapur district. Basampalle is about 11 km away. Dharmavaram is about 17 km away. Anantapur is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Buddareddipalle (2.3 km), Elukuntla (4.7 km) and Darsimala (5.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Nelakota today is likely to be higher.

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