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About Puthikavalasa Village

Puthikavalasa is a mid sized village in Merakamudidam tehsil, in the district of Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 891, made up of 430 males and 461 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,072 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puthikavalasa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puthikavalasa village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Vizianagaram
Tehsil Merakamudidam
Pincode 535102
Area (hectares) 195 hectares
Population 891
Male Population 430
Female Population 461
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,072
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Puthikavalasa compares

By the 2011 count Puthikavalasa is the 24th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,468 residents. Its 195 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Puthikavalasa

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

Puthikavalasa lies about 36 km from Vizianagaram, and the nearest railway station is Batuva, about 9.1 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 Puthikavalasa
Nearest railway station Batuva 9.1 km
Nearest town Chīpurupalle 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Merakamudidam 11 km
District headquarters Vizianagaram 36 km

Villages closest to Puthikavalasa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Puthikavalasa village had a population of 891. That makes it the 24th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,468 residents.

Puthikavalasa village has 430 males and 461 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puthikavalasa has about 1072 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Puthikavalasa is 535102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puthikavalasa covers 195 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Puthikavalasa falls under Merakamudidam tehsil of Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Puthikavalasa is Batuva, about 9.1 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 10+ km distance for Puthikavalasa.

Puthikavalasa is about 36 km from Vizianagaram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puthikavalasa is in Merakamudidam tehsil of Vizianagaram district. Batuva is about 9.1 km away. Chīpurupalle is about 10 km away. Merakamudidam is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siridevipuram (1.7 km), Sathamvalasa (2.4 km) and Gollalavalasa (3.1 km).

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

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