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About Goteru Village

Goteru is a large village in Iragavaram tehsil, in the district of West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,254, made up of 1,125 males and 1,129 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 244 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 534217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goteru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goteru village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District West Godavari
Tehsil Iragavaram
Pincode 534217
Area (hectares) 244 hectares
Population 2,254
Male Population 1,125
Female Population 1,129
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
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 Goteru compares

By the 2011 count Goteru is the 9th largest of the 21 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,135 residents. Its 244 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Goteru

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

Goteru lies about 64 km from West Godavari, and the nearest railway station is Velpuru, about 4.4 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 Goteru
Tehsil headquarters Iragavaram 2.5 km
Nearest railway station Velpuru 4.4 km
Nearest town Tanuku 5.2 km
District headquarters West Godavari 64 km

Villages closest to Goteru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Goteru village had a population of 2,254. That makes it the 9th largest of the 21 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,135 residents.

Goteru village has 1,125 males and 1,129 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goteru has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Goteru is 534217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goteru covers 244 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Goteru falls under Iragavaram tehsil of West Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Goteru is Velpuru, about 4.4 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 Goteru.

Goteru is about 64 km from West Godavari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Goteru is in Iragavaram tehsil of West Godavari district. Iragavaram is about 2.5 km away. Velpuru is about 4.4 km away. Tanuku is about 5.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kakulaillindalaparru (under 2 km), Surampudi (2.1 km) and Iragavaram (2.5 km).

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

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