About Pothunuru Village

Pothunuru is one of the larger villages in Denduluru tehsil, in the district of West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,177, made up of 3,619 males and 3,558 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1655 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 534442, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pothunuru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pothunuru village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	West Godavari
Tehsil	Denduluru
Pincode	534442
Area (hectares)	1655 hectares
Population	7,177
Male Population	3,619
Female Population	3,558
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	983
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pothunuru compares

By the 2011 count Pothunuru is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,565 residents. Its 1655 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Pothunuru

Pothunuru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pothunuru as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pothunuru from other places

Pothunuru lies about 144 km from West Godavari, and the nearest railway station is Ravikampadu, about 51 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 Pothunuru
Tehsil headquarters	Denduluru	33 km
Nearest town	Rampachodavaram	38 km
Nearest railway station	Ravikampadu	51 km
District headquarters	West Godavari	144 km

Villages closest to Pothunuru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pothunuru village had a population of 7,177. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,565 residents.

Pothunuru village has 3,619 males and 3,558 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pothunuru has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Pothunuru is 534442. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pothunuru covers 1655 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pothunuru falls under Denduluru tehsil of West Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pothunuru is Ravikampadu, about 51 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pothunuru.

Pothunuru is about 144 km from West Godavari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pothunuru is in Denduluru tehsil of West Godavari district. Denduluru is about 33 km away. Rampachodavaram is about 38 km away. Ravikampadu is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.