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About Palacharla Village

Palacharla is one of the larger villages in Rajanagaram tehsil, in the district of East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 24,593, made up of 12,334 males and 12,259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2792 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 533102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palacharla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palacharla village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District East Godavari
Tehsil Rajanagaram
Pincode 533102
Area (hectares) 2792 hectares
Population 24,593
Male Population 12,334
Female Population 12,259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palacharla compares

By the 2011 count Palacharla is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 6,240 residents. Its 2792 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Palacharla

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

Palacharla lies about 44 km from East Godavari, and the nearest railway station is Godavari, about 10 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 Palacharla
Tehsil headquarters Rajanagaram 6.5 km
Nearest town Katheru 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Godavari 10 km
District headquarters East Godavari 44 km

Villages closest to Palacharla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palacharla village had a population of 24,593. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,240 residents.

Palacharla village has 12,334 males and 12,259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palacharla has about 994 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 990.

The pincode recorded for Palacharla is 533102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palacharla covers 2792 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Palacharla falls under Rajanagaram tehsil of East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Palacharla is Godavari, about 10 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 Palacharla.

Palacharla is about 44 km from East Godavari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palacharla is in Rajanagaram tehsil of East Godavari district. Rajanagaram is about 6.5 km away. Katheru is about 7.9 km away. Godavari is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Velugubanda (3.8 km), Narendrapuram (5.1 km) and Jagannadhapuram Agraharam (5.6 km).

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

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