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About Pattam Village

Pattam is a mid sized village in Hukumpeta tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 783, made up of 374 males and 409 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,094 females per 1000 males. The village covers 404 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pattam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pattam village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Hukumpeta
Pincode 531151
Area (hectares) 404 hectares
Population 783
Male Population 374
Female Population 409
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,094
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pattam compares

By the 2011 count Pattam is the 14th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 313 residents. Its 404 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1135.

Getting to Pattam

Pattam is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pattam as Available within <5 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 Pattam from other places

Pattam lies about 68 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Araku Valley, about 16 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 Pattam
Nearest railway station Araku Valley 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Hukumpeta 19 km
Nearest town Chodavaram 38 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 68 km

Villages closest to Pattam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pattam village had a population of 783. That makes it the 14th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 313 residents.

Pattam village has 374 males and 409 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pattam has about 1094 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1135.

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

Pattam covers 404 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pattam falls under Hukumpeta tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pattam is Araku Valley, about 16 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 10+ km distance for Pattam.

Pattam is about 68 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pattam is in Hukumpeta tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Araku Valley is about 16 km away. Hukumpeta is about 19 km away. Chodavaram is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanguputtu (2.2 km), Koditala (2.6 km) and Kethampalem (4.2 km).

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

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