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About Vakkalanka Village

Vakkalanka is a large village in Ambajipeta tehsil, in the district of East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,418, made up of 1,190 males and 1,228 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 254 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 533241, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vakkalanka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vakkalanka village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District East Godavari
Tehsil Ambajipeta
Pincode 533241
Area (hectares) 254 hectares
Population 2,418
Male Population 1,190
Female Population 1,228
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vakkalanka compares

By the 2011 count Vakkalanka is the 10th largest of the 13 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,856 residents. Its 254 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Vakkalanka

Vakkalanka is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vakkalanka as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Vakkalanka from other places

Vakkalanka lies about 73 km from East Godavari, and the nearest railway station is Lankalakoderu, about 5.7 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 Vakkalanka
Nearest railway station Lankalakoderu 5.7 km
Nearest town Palakollu 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Ambajipeta 25 km
District headquarters East Godavari 73 km

Villages closest to Vakkalanka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vakkalanka village had a population of 2,418. That makes it the 10th largest of the 13 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,856 residents.

Vakkalanka village has 1,190 males and 1,228 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vakkalanka has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Vakkalanka is 533241. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vakkalanka covers 254 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Vakkalanka falls under Ambajipeta tehsil of East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Vakkalanka is Lankalakoderu, about 5.7 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 5 - 10 km distance for Vakkalanka.

Vakkalanka is about 73 km from East Godavari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vakkalanka is in Ambajipeta tehsil of East Godavari district. Lankalakoderu is about 5.7 km away. Palakollu is about 9.6 km away. Ambajipeta is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Isukapudi (26 km), Machavaram (28 km) and K Pedapudi (28 km).

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

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