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About Pinakota Village

Pinakota is a mid sized village in Ananthagiri tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 732, made up of 464 males and 268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 578 females per 1000 males. The village covers 417 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pinakota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pinakota village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Ananthagiri
Pincode 531030
Area (hectares) 417 hectares
Population 732
Male Population 464
Female Population 268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 578
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pinakota compares

By the 2011 count Pinakota is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 417 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1093.

Getting to Pinakota

Pinakota is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pinakota as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Pinakota from other places

Pinakota lies about 14 km from Ananthagiri, and the nearest railway station is Duvvada, about 5.9 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 Pinakota
Nearest town Visakhapatnam under 2 km
Nearest railway station Duvvada 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Ananthagiri 14 km

Villages closest to Pinakota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pinakota village had a population of 732. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Pinakota village has 464 males and 268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pinakota has about 578 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1093.

The pincode recorded for Pinakota is 531030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pinakota covers 417 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pinakota falls under Ananthagiri tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pinakota is Duvvada, about 5.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pinakota.

Pinakota is about 14 km from Ananthagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pinakota is in Ananthagiri tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Visakhapatnam is about under 2 km away. Duvvada is about 5.9 km away. Ananthagiri is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banjoda (under 2 km), Bodaguda (under 2 km) and Bongija (under 2 km).

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

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