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About Vadigepalle Village

Vadigepalle is a large village in Gorantla tehsil, in the district of Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,795, made up of 1,425 males and 1,370 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1756 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 515231, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vadigepalle Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vadigepalle village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Anantapur
Tehsil Gorantla
Pincode 515231
Area (hectares) 1756 hectares
Population 2,795
Male Population 1,425
Female Population 1,370
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vadigepalle compares

By the 2011 count Vadigepalle is the 11th largest of the 18 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,293 residents. Its 1756 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Vadigepalle

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

Vadigepalle lies about 82 km from Anantapur, and the nearest railway station is Chakarlapalli, about 13 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 Vadigepalle
Tehsil headquarters Gorantla 9.4 km
Nearest railway station Chakarlapalli 13 km
District headquarters Anantapur 82 km

Villages closest to Vadigepalle

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vadigepalle village had a population of 2,795. That makes it the 11th largest of the 18 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,293 residents.

Vadigepalle village has 1,425 males and 1,370 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vadigepalle has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Vadigepalle is 515231. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vadigepalle covers 1756 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vadigepalle falls under Gorantla tehsil of Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Vadigepalle is Chakarlapalli, about 13 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 Vadigepalle.

Vadigepalle is about 82 km from Anantapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vadigepalle is in Gorantla tehsil of Anantapur district. Gorantla is about 9.4 km away. Chakarlapalli is about 13 km away. Anantapur is about 82 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palasamudram (2.6 km), Boyalapalle (2.7 km) and Katepalle (3.3 km).

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

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