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About Purushothapuram Village

Purushothapuram is a mid sized village in Kanchili tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,393, made up of 655 males and 738 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,127 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532290, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purushothapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purushothapuram village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Kanchili
Pincode 532290
Area (hectares) 150 hectares
Population 1,393
Male Population 655
Female Population 738
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,127
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Purushothapuram compares

By the 2011 count Purushothapuram is the 20th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,307 residents. Its 150 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1044.

Getting to Purushothapuram

Purushothapuram is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Purushothapuram as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Purushothapuram from other places

Purushothapuram lies about 105 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Sompeta, about under 2 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 Purushothapuram
Tehsil headquarters Kanchili under 2 km
Nearest railway station Sompeta under 2 km
Nearest town Ichchāpuram 18 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 105 km

Villages closest to Purushothapuram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Purushothapuram village had a population of 1,393. That makes it the 20th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,307 residents.

Purushothapuram village has 655 males and 738 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purushothapuram has about 1127 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1044.

The pincode recorded for Purushothapuram is 532290. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purushothapuram covers 150 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Purushothapuram falls under Kanchili tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Purushothapuram is Sompeta, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Purushothapuram.

Purushothapuram is about 105 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purushothapuram is in Kanchili tehsil of Srikakulam district. Kanchili is about under 2 km away. Sompeta is about under 2 km away. Ichchāpuram is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanchili (under 2 km), Samantha Ramachandrapuram (under 2 km) and Padmatula (under 2 km).

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

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