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About Potnuru Village

Potnuru is a large village in Padmanabham tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,578, made up of 1,714 males and 1,864 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,088 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1202 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Potnuru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Potnuru village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Padmanabham
Pincode 531219
Area (hectares) 1202 hectares
Population 3,578
Male Population 1,714
Female Population 1,864
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,088
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Potnuru compares

By the 2011 count Potnuru is the 4th largest of the 24 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,170 residents. Its 1202 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Potnuru

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

Potnuru lies about 32 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Korukonda, about 3.8 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 Potnuru
Tehsil headquarters Padmanabham 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Korukonda 3.8 km
Nearest town Vizianagaram 14 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 32 km

Villages closest to Potnuru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Potnuru village had a population of 3,578. That makes it the 4th largest of the 24 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,170 residents.

Potnuru village has 1,714 males and 1,864 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Potnuru has about 1088 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Potnuru is 531219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Potnuru covers 1202 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Potnuru falls under Padmanabham tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Potnuru is Korukonda, about 3.8 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 <5 km distance for Potnuru.

Potnuru is about 32 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Potnuru is in Padmanabham tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Padmanabham is about 3.5 km away. Korukonda is about 3.8 km away. Vizianagaram is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Reddipalle Agrahram (2.2 km), Tunivalasa (3.2 km) and Narasapuram (3.2 km).

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

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