About Potlapadu Village

Potlapadu is a large village in Devanakonda tehsil, in the district of Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,400, made up of 1,244 males and 1,156 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1391 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 518350, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Potlapadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Potlapadu village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Kurnool
Tehsil	Devanakonda
Pincode	518350
Area (hectares)	1391 hectares
Population	2,400
Male Population	1,244
Female Population	1,156
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	929
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Potlapadu compares

By the 2011 count Potlapadu is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 5,088 residents. Its 1391 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Potlapadu

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

How far is Potlapadu from other places

Potlapadu lies about 62 km from Kurnool, and the nearest railway station is Nagarur, about 22 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 Potlapadu
Tehsil headquarters	Devanakonda	8.0 km
Nearest town	Emmiganūr	20 km
Nearest railway station	Nagarur	22 km
District headquarters	Kurnool	62 km

Villages closest to Potlapadu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Potlapadu village had a population of 2,400. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,088 residents.

Potlapadu village has 1,244 males and 1,156 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Potlapadu has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Potlapadu is 518350. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Potlapadu covers 1391 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Potlapadu falls under Devanakonda tehsil of Kurnool district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Potlapadu is Nagarur, about 22 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 5 - 10 km distance for Potlapadu.

Potlapadu is about 62 km from Kurnool in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Potlapadu is in Devanakonda tehsil of Kurnool district. Devanakonda is about 8.0 km away. Emmiganūr is about 20 km away. Nagarur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.