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About Potlapadu Village

Potlapadu is a mid sized village in Medikonduru tehsil, in the district of Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,027, made up of 490 males and 537 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,096 females per 1000 males. The village covers 354 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 522438, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Potlapadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Potlapadu village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Guntur
Tehsil Medikonduru
Pincode 522438
Area (hectares) 354 hectares
Population 1,027
Male Population 490
Female Population 537
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,096
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Potlapadu compares

By the 2011 count Potlapadu is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 5,012 residents. Its 354 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Potlapadu

The census records public bus service for Potlapadu as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Potlapadu from other places

Potlapadu lies about 22 km from Guntur, and the nearest railway station is Siripuram, about 5.3 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 Potlapadu
Nearest railway station Siripuram 5.3 km
Nearest town Sattenapalle 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Medikonduru 22 km
District headquarters Guntur 22 km

Villages closest to Potlapadu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Potlapadu village had a population of 1,027. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,012 residents.

Potlapadu village has 490 males and 537 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Potlapadu has about 1096 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Potlapadu is 522438. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Potlapadu covers 354 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Potlapadu falls under Medikonduru tehsil of Guntur district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Potlapadu is Siripuram, about 5.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Potlapadu.

Potlapadu is about 22 km from Guntur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Potlapadu is in Medikonduru tehsil of Guntur district. Siripuram is about 5.3 km away. Sattenapalle is about 13 km away. Medikonduru is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paladugu (2.5 km), Korrapadu (3.5 km) and Velavarthipadu (3.5 km).

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

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