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About Alapakam Village

Alapakam is a large village in Vijayapuram tehsil, in the district of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,546, made up of 1,254 males and 1,292 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 596 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 517591, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alapakam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alapakam village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Chittoor
Tehsil Vijayapuram
Pincode 517591
Area (hectares) 596 hectares
Population 2,546
Male Population 1,254
Female Population 1,292
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Alapakam compares

By the 2011 count Alapakam is the 4th largest of the 17 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,768 residents. Its 596 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Alapakam

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

Alapakam lies about 34 km from Chittoor, and the nearest railway station is Panapakam, about under 2 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 Alapakam
Nearest railway station Panapakam under 2 km
Nearest town Pākāla 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Vijayapuram 34 km
District headquarters Chittoor 34 km

Villages closest to Alapakam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alapakam village had a population of 2,546. That makes it the 4th largest of the 17 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,768 residents.

Alapakam village has 1,254 males and 1,292 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alapakam has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Alapakam is 517591. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alapakam covers 596 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alapakam falls under Vijayapuram tehsil of Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Alapakam is Panapakam, about under 2 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 Alapakam.

Alapakam is about 34 km from Chittoor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alapakam is in Vijayapuram tehsil of Chittoor district. Panapakam is about under 2 km away. Pākāla is about 12 km away. Vijayapuram is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sriharipuram (16 km), Mangalam (33 km) and Sami Reddi Khandriga (34 km).

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

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