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About Dontikurru Village

Dontikurru is a large village in Katrenikona tehsil, in the district of East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,918, made up of 1,941 males and 1,977 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 588 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 533212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dontikurru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dontikurru village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District East Godavari
Tehsil Katrenikona
Pincode 533212
Area (hectares) 588 hectares
Population 3,918
Male Population 1,941
Female Population 1,977
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dontikurru compares

By the 2011 count Dontikurru is the 6th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 5,344 residents. Its 588 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Dontikurru

Dontikurru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dontikurru as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Dontikurru from other places

Dontikurru lies about 42 km from East Godavari, and the nearest railway station is Kotipalli, about 21 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 Dontikurru
Tehsil headquarters Katrenikona 3.9 km
Nearest town Yanam 17 km
Nearest railway station Kotipalli 21 km
District headquarters East Godavari 42 km

Villages closest to Dontikurru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dontikurru village had a population of 3,918. That makes it the 6th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,344 residents.

Dontikurru village has 1,941 males and 1,977 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dontikurru has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Dontikurru is 533212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dontikurru covers 588 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dontikurru falls under Katrenikona tehsil of East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dontikurru is Kotipalli, about 21 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dontikurru.

Dontikurru is about 42 km from East Godavari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dontikurru is in Katrenikona tehsil of East Godavari district. Katrenikona is about 3.9 km away. Yanam is about 17 km away. Kotipalli is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Geddanapalle (1.6 km), Kandikuppa (1.7 km) and Pallamkurru (2.2 km).

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

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