About Pothavaram Village

Pothavaram 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 846, made up of 392 males and 454 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,158 females per 1000 males. The village covers 363 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 533286, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pothavaram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pothavaram village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	East Godavari
Tehsil	Devipatnam
Pincode	533286
Area (hectares)	363 hectares
Population	846
Male Population	392
Female Population	454
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,158
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pothavaram compares

By the 2011 count Pothavaram is the 11th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 640 residents. Its 363 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 1076.

Getting to Pothavaram

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

Pothavaram lies about 64 km from East Godavari, and the nearest railway station is Kovvur, about 32 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 Pothavaram
Tehsil headquarters	Devipatnam	9.8 km
Nearest town	Polavaram	12 km
Nearest railway station	Kovvur	32 km
District headquarters	East Godavari	64 km

Villages closest to Pothavaram

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.

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Common questions about Pothavaram

As per the Census of India 2011, Pothavaram village had a population of 846. That makes it the 11th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 640 residents.

Pothavaram village has 392 males and 454 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pothavaram has about 1158 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1076.

The pincode recorded for Pothavaram is 533286. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pothavaram covers 363 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Pothavaram is Kovvur, about 32 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 10+ km distance for Pothavaram.

Pothavaram is about 64 km from East Godavari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pothavaram is in Devipatnam tehsil of East Godavari district. Devipatnam is about 9.8 km away. Polavaram is about 12 km away. Kovvur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.