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About Borrapothupalem Village

Borrapothupalem is a mid sized village in Machilipatnam tehsil, in the district of Krishna, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,282, made up of 643 males and 639 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 331 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 521366, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Borrapothupalem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Borrapothupalem village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Krishna
Tehsil Machilipatnam
Pincode 521366
Area (hectares) 331 hectares
Population 1,282
Male Population 643
Female Population 639
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Borrapothupalem compares

By the 2011 count Borrapothupalem is the 21st largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,467 residents. Its 331 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Borrapothupalem

The census records public bus service for Borrapothupalem as Available within <5 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Borrapothupalem from other places

Borrapothupalem lies about 6.1 km from Krishna, and the nearest railway station is Pedana, about 1.6 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 Borrapothupalem
Nearest railway station Pedana 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Machilipatnam 6.1 km
District headquarters Krishna 6.1 km

Villages closest to Borrapothupalem

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Borrapothupalem village had a population of 1,282. That makes it the 21st largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,467 residents.

Borrapothupalem village has 643 males and 639 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Borrapothupalem has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Borrapothupalem is 521366. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Borrapothupalem covers 331 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Borrapothupalem falls under Machilipatnam tehsil of Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Borrapothupalem is Pedana, about 1.6 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Borrapothupalem.

Borrapothupalem is about 6.1 km from Krishna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Borrapothupalem is in Machilipatnam tehsil of Krishna district. Pedana is about 1.6 km away. Machilipatnam is about 6.1 km away. Krishna is about 6.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hussainpalem (1.6 km), Potlapalem (2.5 km) and Buddalapalem (2.7 km).

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

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