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About Pogachetlapalem Village

Pogachetlapalem is a small village in Golugonda tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 128, made up of 59 males and 69 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,169 females per 1000 males. The village covers 322 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531084, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pogachetlapalem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pogachetlapalem village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Golugonda
Pincode 531084
Area (hectares) 322 hectares
Population 128
Male Population 59
Female Population 69
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,169
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 Pogachetlapalem compares

By the 2011 count Pogachetlapalem is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,554 residents. Its 322 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Pogachetlapalem

Pogachetlapalem is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pogachetlapalem 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 Pogachetlapalem from other places

Pogachetlapalem lies about 90 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Gullipadu, about 32 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 Pogachetlapalem
Tehsil headquarters Golugonda 3.4 km
Nearest town Narsīpatnam 15 km
Nearest railway station Gullipadu 32 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 90 km

Villages closest to Pogachetlapalem

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pogachetlapalem village had a population of 128. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,554 residents.

Pogachetlapalem village has 59 males and 69 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pogachetlapalem has about 1169 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Pogachetlapalem is 531084. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pogachetlapalem covers 322 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pogachetlapalem falls under Golugonda tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pogachetlapalem is Gullipadu, about 32 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 Pogachetlapalem.

Pogachetlapalem is about 90 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pogachetlapalem is in Golugonda tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Golugonda is about 3.4 km away. Narsīpatnam is about 15 km away. Gullipadu is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gopalapatnam (under 2 km), Jammadevipeta (2.1 km) and Ammapeta (2.4 km).

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

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