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About Thotacherla Village

Thotacherla is a large village in Penuganchiprolu tehsil, in the district of Krishna, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,028, made up of 1,044 males and 984 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 665 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 521185, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thotacherla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thotacherla village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Krishna
Tehsil Penuganchiprolu
Pincode 521185
Area (hectares) 665 hectares
Population 2,028
Male Population 1,044
Female Population 984
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thotacherla compares

By the 2011 count Thotacherla is the 9th largest of the 13 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,985 residents. Its 665 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Thotacherla

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

How far is Thotacherla from other places

Thotacherla lies about 118 km from Krishna, and the nearest railway station is Makkapeta, about 13 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 Thotacherla
Nearest town Nandigāma 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Penuganchiprolu 9.8 km
Nearest railway station Makkapeta 13 km
District headquarters Krishna 118 km

Villages closest to Thotacherla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thotacherla village had a population of 2,028. That makes it the 9th largest of the 13 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,985 residents.

Thotacherla village has 1,044 males and 984 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thotacherla has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Thotacherla is 521185. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thotacherla covers 665 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thotacherla falls under Penuganchiprolu tehsil of Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Thotacherla is Makkapeta, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Thotacherla.

Thotacherla is about 118 km from Krishna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thotacherla is in Penuganchiprolu tehsil of Krishna district. Nandigāma is about 6.1 km away. Penuganchiprolu is about 9.8 km away. Makkapeta is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nawabpeta (2.1 km), Venkatapuram (3.4 km) and Sanagapadu (4.0 km).

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

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