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About Potlavada Village

Potlavada is a small village in Maredumilli tehsil, in the district of East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 53, made up of 28 males and 25 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 533295, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Potlavada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Potlavada village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District East Godavari
Tehsil Maredumilli
Pincode 533295
Area (hectares) 38 hectares
Population 53
Male Population 28
Female Population 25
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Potlavada compares

By the 2011 count Potlavada is the 59th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 38 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1071.

Getting to Potlavada

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

Potlavada lies about 102 km from East Godavari, and the nearest railway station is Kovvur, about 80 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 Potlavada
Tehsil headquarters Maredumilli 15 km
Nearest town Rampachodavaram 33 km
Nearest railway station Kovvur 80 km
District headquarters East Godavari 102 km

Villages closest to Potlavada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Potlavada village had a population of 53. That makes it the 59th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Potlavada village has 28 males and 25 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Potlavada has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1071.

The pincode recorded for Potlavada is 533295. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Potlavada covers 38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Potlavada falls under Maredumilli tehsil of East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Potlavada is Kovvur, about 80 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 10+ km distance for Potlavada.

Potlavada is about 102 km from East Godavari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Potlavada is in Maredumilli tehsil of East Godavari district. Maredumilli is about 15 km away. Rampachodavaram is about 33 km away. Kovvur is about 80 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katchalavada (under 2 km), Nukaletivada (1.8 km) and Chatlavada (3.2 km).

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

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