About Pothugal Village

Pothugal is a large village in Krishnagiri tehsil, in the district of Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,910, made up of 1,445 males and 1,465 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3979 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 518225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pothugal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pothugal village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Kurnool
Tehsil	Krishnagiri
Pincode	518225
Area (hectares)	3979 hectares
Population	2,910
Male Population	1,445
Female Population	1,465
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,014
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pothugal compares

By the 2011 count Pothugal is the 10th largest of the 15 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,140 residents. Its 3979 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Pothugal

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

Pothugal lies about 38 km from Kurnool, and the nearest railway station is Veldurti, about 18 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 Pothugal
Tehsil headquarters	Krishnagiri	8.6 km
Nearest railway station	Veldurti	18 km
Nearest town	Dhone	26 km
District headquarters	Kurnool	38 km

Villages closest to Pothugal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pothugal village had a population of 2,910. That makes it the 10th largest of the 15 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,140 residents.

Pothugal village has 1,445 males and 1,465 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pothugal has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Pothugal is 518225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pothugal covers 3979 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pothugal falls under Krishnagiri tehsil of Kurnool district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pothugal is Veldurti, about 18 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 Pothugal.

Pothugal is about 38 km from Kurnool in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pothugal is in Krishnagiri tehsil of Kurnool district. Krishnagiri is about 8.6 km away. Veldurti is about 18 km away. Dhone is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.