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About Athava Village

Athava is a mid sized village in Vepada tehsil, in the district of Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,410, made up of 702 males and 708 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 675 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Athava Overview

Census 2011 figures for Athava village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Vizianagaram
Tehsil Vepada
Pincode 535161
Area (hectares) 675 hectares
Population 1,410
Male Population 702
Female Population 708
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Athava compares

By the 2011 count Athava is the 16th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents. Its 675 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 1017.

Getting to Athava

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

Athava lies about 35 km from Vizianagaram, and the nearest railway station is Lakkavarapukota, about 5.7 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 Athava
Tehsil headquarters Vepada 2.3 km
Nearest railway station Lakkavarapukota 5.7 km
Nearest town Chodavaram 26 km
District headquarters Vizianagaram 35 km

Villages closest to Athava

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Athava village had a population of 1,410. That makes it the 16th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents.

Athava village has 702 males and 708 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Athava has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Athava is 535161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Athava covers 675 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Athava falls under Vepada tehsil of Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Athava is Lakkavarapukota, about 5.7 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 <5 km distance for Athava.

Athava is about 35 km from Vizianagaram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Athava is in Vepada tehsil of Vizianagaram district. Vepada is about 2.3 km away. Lakkavarapukota is about 5.7 km away. Chodavaram is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Singarai (2.2 km), Vepada (2.3 km) and Mycherlasingavaram (2.5 km).

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

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