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About Purushothapatnam Village

Purushothapatnam is a large village in Seethanagaram tehsil, in the district of East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,961, made up of 1,965 males and 1,996 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 865 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 533287, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purushothapatnam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purushothapatnam village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District East Godavari
Tehsil Seethanagaram
Pincode 533287
Area (hectares) 865 hectares
Population 3,961
Male Population 1,965
Female Population 1,996
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Purushothapatnam compares

By the 2011 count Purushothapatnam is the 8th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents. Its 865 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Purushothapatnam

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

Purushothapatnam lies about 69 km from East Godavari, and the nearest railway station is Kovvur, about 28 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 Purushothapatnam
Nearest town Polavaram 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Seethanagaram 9.0 km
Nearest railway station Kovvur 28 km
District headquarters East Godavari 69 km

Villages closest to Purushothapatnam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Purushothapatnam village had a population of 3,961. That makes it the 8th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents.

Purushothapatnam village has 1,965 males and 1,996 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purushothapatnam has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Purushothapatnam is 533287. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purushothapatnam covers 865 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Purushothapatnam falls under Seethanagaram tehsil of East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Purushothapatnam is Kovvur, about 28 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 Purushothapatnam.

Purushothapatnam is about 69 km from East Godavari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purushothapatnam is in Seethanagaram tehsil of East Godavari district. Polavaram is about 2.2 km away. Seethanagaram is about 9.0 km away. Kovvur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vangalapudi (6.2 km), Singavaram (7.0 km) and Chinnarayudupeta (8.0 km).

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

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