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About Pottipadu Village

Pottipadu is a large village in Unguturu tehsil, in the district of Krishna, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,986, made up of 1,456 males and 1,530 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 766 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 521286, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pottipadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pottipadu village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Krishna
Tehsil Unguturu
Pincode 521286
Area (hectares) 766 hectares
Population 2,986
Male Population 1,456
Female Population 1,530
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pottipadu compares

By the 2011 count Pottipadu is the 14th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,086 residents. Its 766 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Pottipadu

Pottipadu is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Pottipadu 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pottipadu from other places

Pottipadu lies about 75 km from Krishna. 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 Pottipadu
Tehsil headquarters Unguturu 4.2 km
Nearest town Tadepalligudem 8.9 km
District headquarters Krishna 75 km

Villages closest to Pottipadu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pottipadu village had a population of 2,986. That makes it the 14th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,086 residents.

Pottipadu village has 1,456 males and 1,530 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pottipadu has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Pottipadu is 521286. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pottipadu covers 766 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pottipadu falls under Unguturu tehsil of Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh.

The census record for Pottipadu notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Pottipadu is about 75 km from Krishna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pottipadu is in Unguturu tehsil of Krishna district. Unguturu is about 4.2 km away. Tadepalligudem is about 8.9 km away. Krishna is about 75 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kagupadu (under 2 km), Ravulaparru (2.2 km) and Bommidi (2.7 km).

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

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