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About Pollanki Village

Pollanki is a mid sized village in Gantyada tehsil, in the district of Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 768, made up of 360 males and 408 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,133 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pollanki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pollanki village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Vizianagaram
Tehsil Gantyada
Pincode 535215
Area (hectares) 207 hectares
Population 768
Male Population 360
Female Population 408
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,133
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pollanki compares

By the 2011 count Pollanki is the 33rd largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,490 residents. Its 207 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Pollanki

Pollanki is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pollanki 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 Pollanki from other places

Pollanki lies about 16 km from Vizianagaram, and the nearest railway station is Korukonda, about 10 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 Pollanki
Tehsil headquarters Gantyada 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Korukonda 10 km
District headquarters Vizianagaram 16 km

Villages closest to Pollanki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pollanki village had a population of 768. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,490 residents.

Pollanki village has 360 males and 408 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pollanki has about 1133 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Pollanki is 535215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pollanki covers 207 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pollanki falls under Gantyada tehsil of Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pollanki is Korukonda, about 10 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 Pollanki.

Pollanki is about 16 km from Vizianagaram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pollanki is in Gantyada tehsil of Vizianagaram district. Gantyada is about 3.8 km away. Korukonda is about 10 km away. Vizianagaram is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Regubilli (1.6 km), Donkada (1.7 km) and Buradapadu (2.2 km).

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

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