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About Vanakothuru Village

Vanakothuru is a small village in Peda Bayalu tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 271, made up of 123 males and 148 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,203 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vanakothuru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vanakothuru village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Peda Bayalu
Pincode 531040
Area (hectares) 70 hectares
Population 271
Male Population 123
Female Population 148
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,203
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 Vanakothuru compares

By the 2011 count Vanakothuru is the 42nd largest of the 257 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 197 residents. Its 70 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1087.

Getting to Vanakothuru

Vanakothuru is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Vanakothuru 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 Vanakothuru from other places

Vanakothuru lies about 100 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Darliput, about 32 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 Vanakothuru
Tehsil headquarters Peda Bayalu 24 km
Nearest railway station Darliput 32 km
Nearest town Narsīpatnam 56 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 100 km

Villages closest to Vanakothuru

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 Vanakothuru

As per the Census of India 2011, Vanakothuru village had a population of 271. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 257 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 197 residents.

Vanakothuru village has 123 males and 148 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vanakothuru has about 1203 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1087.

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

Vanakothuru covers 70 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Vanakothuru is Darliput, about 32 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 Vanakothuru.

Vanakothuru is about 100 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vanakothuru is in Peda Bayalu tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Peda Bayalu is about 24 km away. Darliput is about 32 km away. Narsīpatnam is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lingeti (under 2 km), Borraneredu (2.2 km) and Kandulagunta (2.3 km).

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

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