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About Potlapudi Village

Potlapudi is a mid sized village in Thotapalligudur tehsil, in the district of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,996, made up of 983 males and 1,013 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 353 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 524002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Potlapudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Potlapudi village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore
Tehsil Thotapalligudur
Pincode 524002
Area (hectares) 353 hectares
Population 1,996
Male Population 983
Female Population 1,013
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Potlapudi compares

By the 2011 count Potlapudi is the 14th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,524 residents. Its 353 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Potlapudi

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

Potlapudi lies about 31 km from Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore, and the nearest railway station is Nellore, about 15 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 Potlapudi
Nearest railway station Nellore 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Thotapalligudur 31 km
District headquarters Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore 31 km

Villages closest to Potlapudi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Potlapudi village had a population of 1,996. That makes it the 14th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,524 residents.

Potlapudi village has 983 males and 1,013 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Potlapudi has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1039.

The pincode recorded for Potlapudi is 524002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Potlapudi covers 353 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Potlapudi falls under Thotapalligudur tehsil of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Potlapudi is Nellore, about 15 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 Potlapudi.

Potlapudi is about 31 km from Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Potlapudi is in Thotapalligudur tehsil of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district. Nellore is about 15 km away. Thotapalligudur is about 31 km away. Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vilukanipalle (1.6 km), Mungaladoruvu (4.2 km) and Koduru I (4.6 km).

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

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