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About Potli Village

Potli is a mid sized village in Palakonda tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,095, made up of 553 males and 542 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532462, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Potli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Potli village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Palakonda
Pincode 532462
Area (hectares) 151 hectares
Population 1,095
Male Population 553
Female Population 542
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Potli compares

By the 2011 count Potli is the 21st largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,232 residents. Its 151 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Potli

Potli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Potli as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Potli from other places

Potli lies about 45 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Kashinagar, about 30 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 Potli
Tehsil headquarters Palakonda 8.5 km
Nearest town Pālkonda 8.5 km
Nearest railway station Kashinagar 30 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 45 km

Villages closest to Potli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Potli village had a population of 1,095. That makes it the 21st largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,232 residents.

Potli village has 553 males and 542 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Potli has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Potli is 532462. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Potli covers 151 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Potli falls under Palakonda tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Potli is Kashinagar, about 30 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 km distance for Potli.

Potli is about 45 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Potli is in Palakonda tehsil of Srikakulam district. Palakonda is about 8.5 km away. Pālkonda is about 8.5 km away. Kashinagar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Navagam (1.6 km), Avalangi (1.6 km) and Duggi (1.6 km).

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

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