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About Podalada Village

Podalada is a mid sized village in Iragavaram tehsil, in the district of West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 891, made up of 431 males and 460 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 534126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Podalada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Podalada village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District West Godavari
Tehsil Iragavaram
Pincode 534126
Area (hectares) 86 hectares
Population 891
Male Population 431
Female Population 460
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,067
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Podalada compares

By the 2011 count Podalada is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,135 residents. Its 86 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Podalada

Podalada is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Podalada as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Podalada from other places

Podalada lies about 84 km from West Godavari. 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 Podalada
Nearest town Palakollu 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Iragavaram 28 km
District headquarters West Godavari 84 km

Villages closest to Podalada

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 Podalada

As per the Census of India 2011, Podalada village had a population of 891. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,135 residents.

Podalada village has 431 males and 460 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Podalada has about 1067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Podalada is 534126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Podalada covers 86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Podalada notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Podalada.

Podalada is about 84 km from West Godavari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Podalada is in Iragavaram tehsil of West Godavari district. Palakollu is about 14 km away. Iragavaram is about 28 km away. West Godavari is about 84 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Repakakhandrika (22 km), Kakileru (23 km) and Itempudi (25 km).

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

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