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About Sottadivalasa Village

Sottadivalasa is a small village in Ananthagiri tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 200, made up of 103 males and 97 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 280 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535273, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sottadivalasa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sottadivalasa village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Ananthagiri
Pincode 535273
Area (hectares) 280 hectares
Population 200
Male Population 103
Female Population 97
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sottadivalasa compares

By the 2011 count Sottadivalasa is the 62nd largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 280 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1093.

Getting to Sottadivalasa

Sottadivalasa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sottadivalasa as Available within 5 - 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 Sottadivalasa from other places

Sottadivalasa lies about 18 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Alamanda, about 20 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 Sottadivalasa
Nearest town Bhīmunipatnam 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Ananthagiri 18 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 18 km
Nearest railway station Alamanda 20 km

Villages closest to Sottadivalasa

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 Sottadivalasa

As per the Census of India 2011, Sottadivalasa village had a population of 200. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Sottadivalasa village has 103 males and 97 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sottadivalasa has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1093.

The pincode recorded for Sottadivalasa is 535273. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sottadivalasa covers 280 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Sottadivalasa is Alamanda, about 20 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sottadivalasa.

Sottadivalasa is about 18 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sottadivalasa is in Ananthagiri tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Bhīmunipatnam is about 6.3 km away. Ananthagiri is about 18 km away. Visakhapatnam 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 Kottavalasa (under 2 km), Kottavalasa Verumulapuram (under 2 km) and Totavalasa (under 2 km).

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

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