About Pothrakonda Village

Pothrakonda is a mid sized village in Sompeta tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,443, made up of 728 males and 715 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532264, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pothrakonda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pothrakonda village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Srikakulam
Tehsil	Sompeta
Pincode	532264
Area (hectares)	163 hectares
Population	1,443
Male Population	728
Female Population	715
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	982
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pothrakonda compares

By the 2011 count Pothrakonda is the 19th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,769 residents. Its 163 hectares work out to about 8.9 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 1056.

Getting to Pothrakonda

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

Pothrakonda lies about 92 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Baruva, about 5.5 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 Pothrakonda
Nearest railway station	Baruva	5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sompeta	9.9 km
Nearest town	Palāsa	17 km
District headquarters	Srikakulam	92 km

Villages closest to Pothrakonda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pothrakonda village had a population of 1,443. That makes it the 19th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,769 residents.

Pothrakonda village has 728 males and 715 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pothrakonda has about 982 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 1056.

The pincode recorded for Pothrakonda is 532264. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pothrakonda covers 163 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pothrakonda falls under Sompeta tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pothrakonda is Baruva, about 5.5 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 village for Pothrakonda.

Pothrakonda is about 92 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pothrakonda is in Sompeta tehsil of Srikakulam district. Baruva is about 5.5 km away. Sompeta is about 9.9 km away. Palāsa is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.