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About Pothavaram Village

Pothavaram is a large village in P Gannavaram tehsil, in the district of East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,860, made up of 1,970 males and 1,890 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 687 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 533214, 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 P Gannavaram
Pincode 533214
Area (hectares) 687 hectares
Population 3,860
Male Population 1,970
Female Population 1,890
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pothavaram compares

By the 2011 count Pothavaram is the 8th largest of the 18 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,184 residents. Its 687 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 977.

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 <5 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 26 km from East Godavari, and the nearest railway station is Kunduru, 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 Pothavaram
Nearest railway station Kunduru 4.4 km
Nearest town Rāmachandrapuram 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters P Gannavaram 26 km
District headquarters East Godavari 26 km

Villages closest to Pothavaram

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in P Gannavaram 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 Pothavaram

As per the Census of India 2011, Pothavaram village had a population of 3,860. That makes it the 8th largest of the 18 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,184 residents.

Pothavaram village has 1,970 males and 1,890 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pothavaram has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Pothavaram is 533214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pothavaram covers 687 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Pothavaram is Kunduru, about 4.4 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 km distance for Pothavaram.

Pothavaram is about 26 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 P Gannavaram tehsil of East Godavari district. Kunduru is about 4.4 km away. Rāmachandrapuram is about 9.9 km away. P Gannavaram is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Udumudi (8.6 km), Katharlanka (18 km) and Mondepu Lanka (18 km).

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

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