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About Potluru Village

Potluru is a large village in Savalyapuram H O Kanamarlapudi tehsil, in the district of Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,597, made up of 2,295 males and 2,302 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2356 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 522646, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Potluru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Potluru village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Guntur
Tehsil Savalyapuram H O Kanamarlapudi
Pincode 522646
Area (hectares) 2356 hectares
Population 4,597
Male Population 2,295
Female Population 2,302
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Potluru compares

By the 2011 count Potluru is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 5,428 residents. Its 2356 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Potluru

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

How far is Potluru from other places

Potluru lies about 10 km from Guntur, and the nearest railway station is Nallapadu, about 6.0 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 Potluru
Nearest railway station Nallapadu 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Savalyapuram H O Kanamarlapudi 10 km
District headquarters Guntur 10 km

Villages closest to Potluru

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Savalyapuram H O Kanamarlapudi 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 Potluru

As per the Census of India 2011, Potluru village had a population of 4,597. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,428 residents.

Potluru village has 2,295 males and 2,302 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Potluru has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Potluru is 522646. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Potluru covers 2356 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Potluru falls under Savalyapuram H O Kanamarlapudi tehsil of Guntur district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Potluru is Nallapadu, about 6.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Potluru is about 10 km from Guntur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Potluru is in Savalyapuram H O Kanamarlapudi tehsil of Guntur district. Nallapadu is about 6.0 km away. Savalyapuram H O Kanamarlapudi is about 10 km away. Guntur is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Velupuru (24 km) and Kanumarlapudi (25 km).

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

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