Skip to main content

About Arikatota Village

Arikatota is a large village in Ramabhadrapuram tehsil, in the district of Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,667, made up of 2,315 males and 2,352 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1068 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535579, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arikatota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arikatota village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Vizianagaram
Tehsil Ramabhadrapuram
Pincode 535579
Area (hectares) 1068 hectares
Population 4,667
Male Population 2,315
Female Population 2,352
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Arikatota compares

By the 2011 count Arikatota is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,628 residents. Its 1068 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1035.

Getting to Arikatota

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

Arikatota lies about 40 km from Vizianagaram, and the nearest railway station is Donkinavalasa, about 4.1 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 Arikatota
Nearest railway station Donkinavalasa 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramabhadrapuram 5.4 km
Nearest town Sālūr 13 km
District headquarters Vizianagaram 40 km

Villages closest to Arikatota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arikatota village had a population of 4,667. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,628 residents.

Arikatota village has 2,315 males and 2,352 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arikatota has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1035.

The pincode recorded for Arikatota is 535579. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arikatota covers 1068 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arikatota falls under Ramabhadrapuram tehsil of Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Arikatota is Donkinavalasa, about 4.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Arikatota.

Arikatota is about 40 km from Vizianagaram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arikatota is in Ramabhadrapuram tehsil of Vizianagaram district. Donkinavalasa is about 4.1 km away. Ramabhadrapuram is about 5.4 km away. Sālūr is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narasapuram (1.8 km), Rompallivalasa (2.0 km) and Naiduvalasa (2.2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.