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About Pothulanagepalle Village

Pothulanagepalle is a large village in Dharmavaram tehsil, in the district of Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,397, made up of 1,724 males and 1,673 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2042 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 515671, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pothulanagepalle Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pothulanagepalle village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Anantapur
Tehsil Dharmavaram
Pincode 515671
Area (hectares) 2042 hectares
Population 3,397
Male Population 1,724
Female Population 1,673
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pothulanagepalle compares

By the 2011 count Pothulanagepalle is the 7th largest of the 12 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,217 residents. Its 2042 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Pothulanagepalle

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

Pothulanagepalle lies about 40 km from Anantapur, and the nearest railway station is Basampalle, about 4.2 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 Pothulanagepalle
Nearest railway station Basampalle 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Dharmavaram 7.9 km
District headquarters Anantapur 40 km

Villages closest to Pothulanagepalle

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 Pothulanagepalle

As per the Census of India 2011, Pothulanagepalle village had a population of 3,397. That makes it the 7th largest of the 12 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,217 residents.

Pothulanagepalle village has 1,724 males and 1,673 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pothulanagepalle has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Pothulanagepalle is 515671. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pothulanagepalle covers 2042 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Pothulanagepalle is Basampalle, about 4.2 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 Pothulanagepalle.

Pothulanagepalle is about 40 km from Anantapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pothulanagepalle is in Dharmavaram tehsil of Anantapur district. Basampalle is about 4.2 km away. Dharmavaram is about 7.9 km away. Anantapur is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mallakalva (3.1 km), Darsimala (8.0 km) and Ravulacheruvu (8.8 km).

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

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