About Decherla Village

Decherla is a mid sized village in Kovvur tehsil, in the district of West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,139, made up of 560 males and 579 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 753 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 534342, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Decherla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Decherla village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	West Godavari
Tehsil	Kovvur
Pincode	534342
Area (hectares)	753 hectares
Population	1,139
Male Population	560
Female Population	579
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,034
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Decherla compares

By the 2011 count Decherla is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,585 residents. Its 753 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Decherla

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

Decherla lies about 65 km from West Godavari, and the nearest railway station is Pasivedala, about 8.1 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 Decherla
Nearest railway station	Pasivedala	8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kovvur	11 km
Nearest town	Kovvūr	11 km
District headquarters	West Godavari	65 km

Villages closest to Decherla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Decherla village had a population of 1,139. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,585 residents.

Decherla village has 560 males and 579 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Decherla has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Decherla is 534342. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Decherla covers 753 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Decherla falls under Kovvur tehsil of West Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Decherla is Pasivedala, about 8.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Decherla.

Decherla is about 65 km from West Godavari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Decherla is in Kovvur tehsil of West Godavari district. Pasivedala is about 8.1 km away. Kovvur is about 11 km away. Kovvūr is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.