About Dharanikota Village

Dharanikota is one of the larger villages in Amaravathi tehsil, in the district of Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,534, made up of 3,734 males and 3,800 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3548 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 522020, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharanikota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharanikota village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Guntur
Tehsil	Amaravathi
Pincode	522020
Area (hectares)	3548 hectares
Population	7,534
Male Population	3,734
Female Population	3,800
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,018
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharanikota compares

By the 2011 count Dharanikota is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,142 residents. Its 3548 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 1022.

Getting to Dharanikota

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

Dharanikota lies about 33 km from Guntur, and the nearest railway station is Pedakurapadu, about 16 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 Dharanikota
Nearest railway station	Pedakurapadu	16 km
Nearest town	Ibrāhīmpatnam	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Amaravathi	33 km
District headquarters	Guntur	33 km

Villages closest to Dharanikota

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

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Common questions about Dharanikota

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharanikota village had a population of 7,534. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,142 residents.

Dharanikota village has 3,734 males and 3,800 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharanikota has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Dharanikota is 522020. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharanikota covers 3548 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dharanikota falls under Amaravathi tehsil of Guntur district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dharanikota is Pedakurapadu, about 16 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 10+ km distance for Dharanikota.

Dharanikota is about 33 km from Guntur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharanikota is in Amaravathi tehsil of Guntur district. Pedakurapadu is about 16 km away. Ibrāhīmpatnam is about 18 km away. Amaravathi is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.