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About Pothangi Village

Pothangi is a mid sized village in Dumbriguda tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 641, made up of 302 males and 339 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,123 females per 1000 males. The village covers 789 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pothangi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pothangi village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Dumbriguda
Pincode 531151
Area (hectares) 789 hectares
Population 641
Male Population 302
Female Population 339
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,123
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pothangi compares

By the 2011 count Pothangi is the 28th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 564 residents. Its 789 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1145.

Getting to Pothangi

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

Pothangi lies about 14 km from Dumbriguda, 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 Pothangi
Nearest town Visakhapatnam under 2 km
Nearest railway station Duvvada 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Dumbriguda 14 km

Villages closest to Pothangi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pothangi village had a population of 641. That makes it the 28th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 564 residents.

Pothangi village has 302 males and 339 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pothangi has about 1123 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1145.

The pincode recorded for Pothangi is 531151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pothangi covers 789 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pothangi falls under Dumbriguda tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pothangi 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Pothangi.

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

Pothangi is in Dumbriguda tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Visakhapatnam is about under 2 km away. Duvvada is about 5.9 km away. Dumbriguda 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 Anjoda (under 2 km), Araku (under 2 km) and Arama (under 2 km).

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

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