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About Pothavaram Village

Pothavaram is a mid sized village in Koyyuru tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 720, made up of 361 males and 359 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 417 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531087, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pothavaram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pothavaram village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Koyyuru
Pincode 531087
Area (hectares) 417 hectares
Population 720
Male Population 361
Female Population 359
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pothavaram compares

By the 2011 count Pothavaram is the 18th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 375 residents. Its 417 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1102.

Getting to Pothavaram

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

Pothavaram lies about 115 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Tuni, about 46 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 Pothavaram
Tehsil headquarters Koyyuru 2.5 km
Nearest town Narsīpatnam 40 km
Nearest railway station Tuni 46 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 115 km

Villages closest to Pothavaram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pothavaram village had a population of 720. That makes it the 18th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 375 residents.

Pothavaram village has 361 males and 359 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pothavaram has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1102.

The pincode recorded for Pothavaram is 531087. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pothavaram covers 417 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.

Pothavaram falls under Koyyuru tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pothavaram is Tuni, about 46 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 km distance for Pothavaram.

Pothavaram is about 115 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pothavaram is in Koyyuru tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Koyyuru is about 2.5 km away. Narsīpatnam is about 40 km away. Tuni is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Singavaram (under 2 km), Rajendrapalem (1.6 km) and Surendrapalem (1.9 km).

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

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