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About Pochavaram Village

Pochavaram is a mid sized village in Vatsavai tehsil, in the district of Krishna, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 560, made up of 289 males and 271 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 521402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pochavaram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pochavaram village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Krishna
Tehsil Vatsavai
Pincode 521402
Area (hectares) 210 hectares
Population 560
Male Population 289
Female Population 271
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pochavaram compares

By the 2011 count Pochavaram is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,685 residents. Its 210 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 1006.

Getting to Pochavaram

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

Pochavaram lies about 133 km from Krishna, and the nearest railway station is Makkapeta, about 7.3 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 Pochavaram
Tehsil headquarters Vatsavai 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Makkapeta 7.3 km
Nearest town Jaggayyapeta 14 km
District headquarters Krishna 133 km

Villages closest to Pochavaram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pochavaram village had a population of 560. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,685 residents.

Pochavaram village has 289 males and 271 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pochavaram has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Pochavaram is 521402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pochavaram covers 210 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pochavaram falls under Vatsavai tehsil of Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pochavaram is Makkapeta, about 7.3 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 Pochavaram.

Pochavaram is about 133 km from Krishna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pochavaram is in Vatsavai tehsil of Krishna district. Vatsavai is about 4.4 km away. Makkapeta is about 7.3 km away. Jaggayyapeta is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gangavalli (under 2 km), Indugapalle (2.0 km) and Kanneveedu (2.2 km).

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

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