About Potlapalem Village

Potlapalem is a mid sized village in Machilipatnam tehsil, in the district of Krishna, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 550, made up of 282 males and 268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 277 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 521002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Potlapalem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Potlapalem village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Krishna
Tehsil	Machilipatnam
Pincode	521002
Area (hectares)	277 hectares
Population	550
Male Population	282
Female Population	268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	950
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 Potlapalem compares

By the 2011 count Potlapalem is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,467 residents. Its 277 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Potlapalem

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

Potlapalem lies about 6.2 km from Krishna, and the nearest railway station is Chilakalapudi, about 3.5 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 Potlapalem
Nearest railway station	Chilakalapudi	3.5 km
Nearest town	Pedana	4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Machilipatnam	6.2 km
District headquarters	Krishna	6.2 km

Villages closest to Potlapalem

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 Potlapalem

As per the Census of India 2011, Potlapalem village had a population of 550. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,467 residents.

Potlapalem village has 282 males and 268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Potlapalem has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Potlapalem is 521002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Potlapalem covers 277 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Potlapalem is Chilakalapudi, about 3.5 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 5 - 10 km distance for Potlapalem.

Potlapalem is about 6.2 km from Krishna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Potlapalem is in Machilipatnam tehsil of Krishna district. Chilakalapudi is about 3.5 km away. Pedana is about 4.3 km away. Machilipatnam is about 6.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.