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About Pollada Village

Pollada is a mid sized village in Vajrapukothuru tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 862, made up of 424 males and 438 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pollada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pollada village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Vajrapukothuru
Pincode 532218
Area (hectares) 164 hectares
Population 862
Male Population 424
Female Population 438
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pollada compares

By the 2011 count Pollada is the 29th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,260 residents. Its 164 hectares work out to about 5.3 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 1029.

Getting to Pollada

Pollada is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pollada 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pollada from other places

Pollada lies about 60 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Routhpuram, about 2.4 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 Pollada
Nearest railway station Routhpuram 2.4 km
Nearest town Tekkali 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Vajrapukothuru 13 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 60 km

Villages closest to Pollada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pollada village had a population of 862. That makes it the 29th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,260 residents.

Pollada village has 424 males and 438 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pollada has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1029.

The pincode recorded for Pollada is 532218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pollada covers 164 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pollada falls under Vajrapukothuru tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pollada is Routhpuram, about 2.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Pollada.

Pollada is about 60 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pollada is in Vajrapukothuru tehsil of Srikakulam district. Routhpuram is about 2.4 km away. Tekkali is about 13 km away. Vajrapukothuru is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Komarlatada (under 2 km), Dabbalapadu (under 2 km) and Suryamanipuram (under 2 km).

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

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