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About Atcherla Village

Atcherla is a large village in Kasimkota tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,353, made up of 1,173 males and 1,180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1148 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Atcherla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Atcherla village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Kasimkota
Pincode 531031
Area (hectares) 1148 hectares
Population 2,353
Male Population 1,173
Female Population 1,180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Atcherla compares

By the 2011 count Atcherla is the 8th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,587 residents. Its 1148 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Atcherla

Atcherla is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Atcherla as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Atcherla from other places

Atcherla lies about 25 km from Kasimkota, 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 Atcherla
Nearest town Visakhapatnam under 2 km
Nearest railway station Duvvada 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Kasimkota 25 km

Villages closest to Atcherla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Atcherla village had a population of 2,353. That makes it the 8th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,587 residents.

Atcherla village has 1,173 males and 1,180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Atcherla has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1039.

The pincode recorded for Atcherla is 531031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Atcherla covers 1148 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Atcherla falls under Kasimkota tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Atcherla 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Atcherla.

Atcherla is about 25 km from Kasimkota in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Atcherla is in Kasimkota tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Visakhapatnam is about under 2 km away. Duvvada is about 5.9 km away. Kasimkota is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Charakam (under 2 km), Somavaram (23 km) and Sundarayyapeta (23 km).

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

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