About Pothepalle Village

Pothepalle is a large village in Machilipatnam tehsil, in the district of Krishna, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,943, made up of 1,480 males and 1,463 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 958 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 521002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pothepalle Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pothepalle village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Krishna
Tehsil	Machilipatnam
Pincode	521002
Area (hectares)	958 hectares
Population	2,943
Male Population	1,480
Female Population	1,463
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	989
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pothepalle compares

By the 2011 count Pothepalle is the 8th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,467 residents. Its 958 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 Pothepalle

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

Pothepalle lies about 3.6 km from Krishna, and the nearest railway station is Chilakalapudi, about 1.5 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 Pothepalle
Nearest railway station	Chilakalapudi	1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Machilipatnam	3.6 km
District headquarters	Krishna	3.6 km
Nearest town	Machilīpatnam	3.6 km

Villages closest to Pothepalle

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.

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Common questions about Pothepalle

As per the Census of India 2011, Pothepalle village had a population of 2,943. That makes it the 8th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,467 residents.

Pothepalle village has 1,480 males and 1,463 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pothepalle has about 989 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 Pothepalle is 521002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pothepalle covers 958 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Pothepalle is Chilakalapudi, about 1.5 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 10+ km distance for Pothepalle.

Pothepalle is about 3.6 km from Krishna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pothepalle is in Machilipatnam tehsil of Krishna district. Chilakalapudi is about 1.5 km away. Machilipatnam is about 3.6 km away. Krishna is about 3.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.