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About Pothavaripalle Village

Pothavaripalle is a small village in Kalakada tehsil, in the district of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 310, made up of 162 males and 148 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 203 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 517236, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pothavaripalle Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pothavaripalle village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Chittoor
Tehsil Kalakada
Pincode 517236
Area (hectares) 203 hectares
Population 310
Male Population 162
Female Population 148
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pothavaripalle compares

By the 2011 count Pothavaripalle is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,145 residents. Its 203 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Pothavaripalle

Pothavaripalle is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pothavaripalle as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Pothavaripalle from other places

Pothavaripalle lies about 74 km from Chittoor, and the nearest railway station is Madanapalle Road, about 2.7 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 Pothavaripalle
Nearest railway station Madanapalle Road 2.7 km
Nearest town Madanapalle 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Kalakada 34 km
District headquarters Chittoor 74 km

Villages closest to Pothavaripalle

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pothavaripalle village had a population of 310. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,145 residents.

Pothavaripalle village has 162 males and 148 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pothavaripalle has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Pothavaripalle is 517236. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pothavaripalle covers 203 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pothavaripalle falls under Kalakada tehsil of Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pothavaripalle is Madanapalle Road, about 2.7 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pothavaripalle.

Pothavaripalle is about 74 km from Chittoor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pothavaripalle is in Kalakada tehsil of Chittoor district. Madanapalle Road is about 2.7 km away. Madanapalle is about 9.5 km away. Kalakada is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mudiamvaripalle (23 km), Kadirayacheruvu (23 km) and Nawabpet (24 km).

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

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