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About Nelakota Village

Nelakota is a mid sized village in Devipatnam tehsil, in the district of East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 639, made up of 319 males and 320 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1872 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 533287, 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 East Godavari
Tehsil Devipatnam
Pincode 533287
Area (hectares) 1872 hectares
Population 639
Male Population 319
Female Population 320
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nelakota compares

By the 2011 count Nelakota is the 16th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 640 residents. Its 1872 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1076.

Getting to Nelakota

Nelakota is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nelakota as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Nelakota from other places

Nelakota lies about 66 km from East Godavari, and the nearest railway station is Kovvur, about 28 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 town Polavaram 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Devipatnam 8.2 km
Nearest railway station Kovvur 28 km
District headquarters East Godavari 66 km

Villages closest to Nelakota

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Devipatnam 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 639. That makes it the 16th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 640 residents.

Nelakota village has 319 males and 320 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nelakota has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1076.

The pincode recorded for Nelakota is 533287. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nelakota covers 1872 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nelakota falls under Devipatnam tehsil of East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nelakota is Kovvur, about 28 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Nelakota.

Nelakota is about 66 km from East Godavari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nelakota is in Devipatnam tehsil of East Godavari district. Polavaram is about 5.4 km away. Devipatnam is about 8.2 km away. Kovvur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gonduru (3.5 km), Anguluru (4.1 km) and Pudipalle (5.2 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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