About Purushottapatnam Village

Purushottapatnam is a mid sized village in Gannavaram tehsil, in the district of Krishna, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,859, made up of 912 males and 947 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1125 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 521101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purushottapatnam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purushottapatnam village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Krishna
Tehsil	Gannavaram
Pincode	521101
Area (hectares)	1125 hectares
Population	1,859
Male Population	912
Female Population	947
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,038
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Purushottapatnam compares

By the 2011 count Purushottapatnam is the 12th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,784 residents. Its 1125 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Purushottapatnam

Purushottapatnam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Purushottapatnam 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Purushottapatnam from other places

Purushottapatnam lies about 58 km from Krishna, and the nearest railway station is Mustabada, about 3.2 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 Purushottapatnam
Nearest railway station	Mustabada	3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gannavaram	5.2 km
Nearest town	Kānūru	10 km
District headquarters	Krishna	58 km

Villages closest to Purushottapatnam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Purushottapatnam village had a population of 1,859. That makes it the 12th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,784 residents.

Purushottapatnam village has 912 males and 947 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purushottapatnam has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Purushottapatnam is 521101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purushottapatnam covers 1125 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Purushottapatnam falls under Gannavaram tehsil of Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Purushottapatnam is Mustabada, about 3.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Purushottapatnam.

Purushottapatnam is about 58 km from Krishna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purushottapatnam is in Gannavaram tehsil of Krishna district. Mustabada is about 3.2 km away. Gannavaram is about 5.2 km away. Kānūru is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.