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About Rakota Village

Rakota is a small village in Y Ramavaram tehsil, in the district of East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 132, made up of 63 males and 69 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,095 females per 1000 males. The village covers 13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 533483, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rakota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rakota village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District East Godavari
Tehsil Y Ramavaram
Pincode 533483
Area (hectares) 13 hectares
Population 132
Male Population 63
Female Population 69
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,095
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rakota compares

By the 2011 count Rakota is the 73rd largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 229 residents. Its 13 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1112.

Getting to Rakota

Rakota is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Rakota as Available within 10+ 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 Rakota from other places

Rakota lies about 30 km from East Godavari, and the nearest railway station is Ramachandrapuram, about 7.9 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 Rakota
Nearest town Mandapeta 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Ramachandrapuram 7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Y Ramavaram 30 km
District headquarters East Godavari 30 km

Villages closest to Rakota

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Y Ramavaram 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 Rakota

As per the Census of India 2011, Rakota village had a population of 132. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 229 residents.

Rakota village has 63 males and 69 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rakota has about 1095 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1112.

The pincode recorded for Rakota is 533483. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rakota covers 13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rakota falls under Y Ramavaram tehsil of East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rakota is Ramachandrapuram, about 7.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Rakota.

Rakota is about 30 km from East Godavari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rakota is in Y Ramavaram tehsil of East Godavari district. Mandapeta is about 4.4 km away. Ramachandrapuram is about 7.9 km away. Y Ramavaram is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Y Ramavaram (3.1 km), Dorawada (5.6 km) and Komaravaram (11 km).

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

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