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About Basavapalle Village

Basavapalle is a mid sized village in Gudipala tehsil, in the district of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,928, made up of 921 males and 1,007 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,093 females per 1000 males. The village covers 360 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 517132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basavapalle Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basavapalle village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Chittoor
Tehsil Gudipala
Pincode 517132
Area (hectares) 360 hectares
Population 1,928
Male Population 921
Female Population 1,007
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,093
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Basavapalle compares

By the 2011 count Basavapalle is the 10th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,408 residents. Its 360 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Basavapalle

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

Basavapalle lies about 13 km from Chittoor, and the nearest railway station is Peyanapalli, about 3.6 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 Basavapalle
Tehsil headquarters Gudipala 2.8 km
Nearest railway station Peyanapalli 3.6 km
Nearest town Rāmāpuram 5.1 km
District headquarters Chittoor 13 km

Villages closest to Basavapalle

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basavapalle village had a population of 1,928. That makes it the 10th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,408 residents.

Basavapalle village has 921 males and 1,007 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basavapalle has about 1093 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1021.

The pincode recorded for Basavapalle is 517132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basavapalle covers 360 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basavapalle falls under Gudipala tehsil of Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basavapalle is Peyanapalli, about 3.6 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 km distance for Basavapalle.

Basavapalle is about 13 km from Chittoor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basavapalle is in Gudipala tehsil of Chittoor district. Gudipala is about 2.8 km away. Peyanapalli is about 3.6 km away. Rāmāpuram is about 5.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vasanthapuram (under 2 km), Pasumanda (1.6 km) and Srirangampalle (2.1 km).

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

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