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About Vankayalapadu Village

Vankayalapadu is one of the larger villages in Edlapadu tehsil, in the district of Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,548, made up of 2,792 males and 2,756 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1491 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 522233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vankayalapadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vankayalapadu village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Guntur
Tehsil Edlapadu
Pincode 522233
Area (hectares) 1491 hectares
Population 5,548
Male Population 2,792
Female Population 2,756
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vankayalapadu compares

By the 2011 count Vankayalapadu is the 4th largest of the 12 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,693 residents. Its 1491 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Vankayalapadu

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

Vankayalapadu lies about 26 km from Guntur, and the nearest railway station is Phirangipuram, about 12 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 Vankayalapadu
Tehsil headquarters Edlapadu 3.2 km
Nearest railway station Phirangipuram 12 km
Nearest town Chilakalūrupet 14 km
District headquarters Guntur 26 km

Villages closest to Vankayalapadu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vankayalapadu village had a population of 5,548. That makes it the 4th largest of the 12 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,693 residents.

Vankayalapadu village has 2,792 males and 2,756 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vankayalapadu has about 987 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 995.

The pincode recorded for Vankayalapadu is 522233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vankayalapadu covers 1491 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vankayalapadu falls under Edlapadu tehsil of Guntur district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Vankayalapadu is Phirangipuram, about 12 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 village for Vankayalapadu.

Vankayalapadu is about 26 km from Guntur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vankayalapadu is in Edlapadu tehsil of Guntur district. Edlapadu is about 3.2 km away. Phirangipuram is about 12 km away. Chilakalūrupet is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Unnava (2.5 km), Marripalem (3.0 km) and Mydavolu (3.1 km).

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

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