About Pothapalu Village

Pothapalu is one of the larger villages in Madanapalle tehsil, in the district of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,872, made up of 2,818 males and 3,054 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,084 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2523 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 517319, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pothapalu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pothapalu village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Chittoor
Tehsil	Madanapalle
Pincode	517319
Area (hectares)	2523 hectares
Population	5,872
Male Population	2,818
Female Population	3,054
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,084
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pothapalu compares

By the 2011 count Pothapalu is the 4th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,934 residents. Its 2523 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Pothapalu

Pothapalu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pothapalu 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pothapalu from other places

Pothapalu lies about 72 km from Chittoor, and the nearest railway station is Madanapalle Road, about 4.4 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 Pothapalu
Nearest railway station	Madanapalle Road	4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Madanapalle	8.9 km
District headquarters	Chittoor	72 km

Villages closest to Pothapalu

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

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Common questions about Pothapalu

As per the Census of India 2011, Pothapalu village had a population of 5,872. That makes it the 4th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,934 residents.

Pothapalu village has 2,818 males and 3,054 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pothapalu has about 1084 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Pothapalu is 517319. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pothapalu covers 2523 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pothapalu falls under Madanapalle tehsil of Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pothapalu is Madanapalle Road, about 4.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Pothapalu.

Pothapalu is about 72 km from Chittoor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pothapalu is in Madanapalle tehsil of Chittoor district. Madanapalle Road is about 4.4 km away. Madanapalle is about 8.9 km away. Chittoor is about 72 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.