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About Virava Village

Virava is a large village in Pithapuram tehsil, in the district of East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,192, made up of 2,143 males and 2,049 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 378 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 533450, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Virava Overview

Census 2011 figures for Virava village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District East Godavari
Tehsil Pithapuram
Pincode 533450
Area (hectares) 378 hectares
Population 4,192
Male Population 2,143
Female Population 2,049
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Virava compares

By the 2011 count Virava is the 7th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,383 residents. Its 378 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Virava

Virava is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Virava 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Virava from other places

Virava lies about 20 km from East Godavari, and the nearest railway station is Chandrampalem, about 6.8 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 Virava
Nearest railway station Chandrampalem 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Pithapuram 7.3 km
Nearest town Pithāpuram 7.3 km
District headquarters East Godavari 20 km

Villages closest to Virava

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Virava village had a population of 4,192. That makes it the 7th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,383 residents.

Virava village has 2,143 males and 2,049 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Virava has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Virava is 533450. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Virava covers 378 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Virava falls under Pithapuram tehsil of East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Virava is Chandrampalem, about 6.8 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 - 10 km distance for Virava.

Virava is about 20 km from East Godavari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Virava is in Pithapuram tehsil of East Godavari district. Chandrampalem is about 6.8 km away. Pithapuram is about 7.3 km away. Pithāpuram is about 7.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mangiturthi (under 2 km), Kolanka (2.5 km) and Mallam (2.8 km).

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

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