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About Kurtada Village

Kurtada is a small village in Peda Bayalu tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 234, made up of 98 males and 136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,388 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurtada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurtada village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Peda Bayalu
Pincode 531040
Area (hectares) 129 hectares
Population 234
Male Population 98
Female Population 136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,388
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurtada compares

By the 2011 count Kurtada is the 58th largest of the 257 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 197 residents. Its 129 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1087.

Getting to Kurtada

Kurtada is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kurtada as Available within 10+ 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 Kurtada from other places

Kurtada lies about 106 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Darliput, about 24 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 Kurtada
Nearest railway station Darliput 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Peda Bayalu 33 km
Nearest town Sunabeda 62 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 106 km

Villages closest to Kurtada

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Peda Bayalu 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 Kurtada

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurtada village had a population of 234. That makes it the 58th largest of the 257 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 197 residents.

Kurtada village has 98 males and 136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurtada has about 1388 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1087.

The pincode recorded for Kurtada is 531040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurtada covers 129 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kurtada falls under Peda Bayalu tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kurtada is Darliput, about 24 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kurtada.

Kurtada is about 106 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurtada is in Peda Bayalu tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Darliput is about 24 km away. Peda Bayalu is about 33 km away. Sunabeda is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ambapada (under 2 km), Kallabu (1.6 km) and Vanchediputtu (2.0 km).

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

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