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About Prakarla Village

Prakarla is a small village in Pamarru tehsil, in the district of East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 386, made up of 191 males and 195 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 521157, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Prakarla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Prakarla village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District East Godavari
Tehsil Pamarru
Pincode 521157
Area (hectares) 111 hectares
Population 386
Male Population 191
Female Population 195
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
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 Prakarla compares

By the 2011 count Prakarla is the 45th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents. Its 111 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Prakarla

Prakarla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Prakarla 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 Prakarla from other places

Prakarla lies about 8.4 km from East Godavari, and the nearest railway station is Kakinada Town Junction, about 8.1 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 Prakarla
Nearest town Suryaraopeta 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Kakinada Town Junction 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Pamarru 8.4 km
District headquarters East Godavari 8.4 km

Villages closest to Prakarla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Prakarla village had a population of 386. That makes it the 45th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents.

Prakarla village has 191 males and 195 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Prakarla has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Prakarla is 521157. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Prakarla covers 111 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Prakarla falls under Pamarru tehsil of East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Prakarla is Kakinada Town Junction, about 8.1 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 Prakarla.

Prakarla is about 8.4 km from East Godavari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Prakarla is in Pamarru tehsil of East Godavari district. Suryaraopeta is about 6.8 km away. Kakinada Town Junction is about 8.1 km away. Pamarru is about 8.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Polavaram (under 2 km), Kanumuru (4.0 km) and Kapavaram (9.8 km).

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

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