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About Sobakota Village

Sobakota is a small village in Hukumpeta tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 409, made up of 203 males and 206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531077, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sobakota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sobakota village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Hukumpeta
Pincode 531077
Area (hectares) 247 hectares
Population 409
Male Population 203
Female Population 206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sobakota compares

By the 2011 count Sobakota is the 37th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 313 residents. Its 247 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 Sobakota

Sobakota is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sobakota as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Sobakota from other places

Sobakota lies about 84 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Darliput, about 21 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 Sobakota
Tehsil headquarters Hukumpeta 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Darliput 21 km
Nearest town Chodavaram 47 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 84 km

Villages closest to Sobakota

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 Sobakota

As per the Census of India 2011, Sobakota village had a population of 409. That makes it the 37th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 313 residents.

Sobakota village has 203 males and 206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sobakota has about 1015 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 Sobakota is 531077. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sobakota covers 247 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Sobakota is Darliput, about 21 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sobakota.

Sobakota is about 84 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sobakota is in Hukumpeta tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Hukumpeta is about 4.1 km away. Darliput is about 21 km away. Chodavaram is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sampangiputtu (under 2 km), Sundruputtu (1.7 km) and Kodeli (1.9 km).

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

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