About Locherla Village

Locherla is a large village in Therlam tehsil, in the district of Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,368, made up of 1,678 males and 1,690 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 611 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Locherla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Locherla village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Vizianagaram
Tehsil	Therlam
Pincode	535126
Area (hectares)	611 hectares
Population	3,368
Male Population	1,678
Female Population	1,690
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,007
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Locherla compares

By the 2011 count Locherla is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,270 residents. Its 611 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Locherla

Locherla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Locherla as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Locherla from other places

Locherla lies about 43 km from Vizianagaram, and the nearest railway station is Batuva, about 18 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 Locherla
Tehsil headquarters	Therlam	3.1 km
Nearest town	Rāzām	14 km
Nearest railway station	Batuva	18 km
District headquarters	Vizianagaram	43 km

Villages closest to Locherla

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

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Common questions about Locherla

As per the Census of India 2011, Locherla village had a population of 3,368. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,270 residents.

Locherla village has 1,678 males and 1,690 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Locherla has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Locherla is 535126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Locherla covers 611 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Locherla falls under Therlam tehsil of Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Locherla is Batuva, about 18 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Locherla.

Locherla is about 43 km from Vizianagaram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Locherla is in Therlam tehsil of Vizianagaram district. Therlam is about 3.1 km away. Rāzām is about 14 km away. Batuva is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.