About Potharlanka Village

Potharlanka is one of the larger villages in Kollur tehsil, in the district of Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,839, made up of 4,931 males and 4,908 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1821 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 522324, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Potharlanka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Potharlanka village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Guntur
Tehsil	Kollur
Pincode	522324
Area (hectares)	1821 hectares
Population	9,839
Male Population	4,931
Female Population	4,908
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	995
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Potharlanka compares

By the 2011 count Potharlanka is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 5,029 residents. Its 1821 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Potharlanka

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

Potharlanka lies about 43 km from Guntur, and the nearest railway station is Penumarru, about 6.7 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 Potharlanka
Tehsil headquarters	Kollur	4.8 km
Nearest railway station	Penumarru	6.7 km
Nearest town	Repalle	16 km
District headquarters	Guntur	43 km

Villages closest to Potharlanka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Potharlanka village had a population of 9,839. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,029 residents.

Potharlanka village has 4,931 males and 4,908 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Potharlanka has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Potharlanka is 522324. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Potharlanka covers 1821 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Potharlanka falls under Kollur tehsil of Guntur district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Potharlanka is Penumarru, about 6.7 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 Potharlanka.

Potharlanka is about 43 km from Guntur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Potharlanka is in Kollur tehsil of Guntur district. Kollur is about 4.8 km away. Penumarru is about 6.7 km away. Repalle is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.