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About Upparapalem Village

Upparapalem is a large village in Ponnur tehsil, in the district of Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,291, made up of 2,146 males and 2,145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1078 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 522124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Upparapalem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Upparapalem village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Guntur
Tehsil Ponnur
Pincode 522124
Area (hectares) 1078 hectares
Population 4,291
Male Population 2,146
Female Population 2,145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Upparapalem compares

By the 2011 count Upparapalem is the 4th largest of the 18 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,528 residents. Its 1078 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1019.

Getting to Upparapalem

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

Upparapalem lies about 25 km from Guntur, and the nearest railway station is Nidubrolu, about 6.2 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 Upparapalem
Tehsil headquarters Ponnur 5.3 km
Nearest railway station Nidubrolu 6.2 km
District headquarters Guntur 25 km

Villages closest to Upparapalem

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Upparapalem village had a population of 4,291. That makes it the 4th largest of the 18 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,528 residents.

Upparapalem village has 2,146 males and 2,145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Upparapalem has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1019.

The pincode recorded for Upparapalem is 522124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Upparapalem covers 1078 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Upparapalem falls under Ponnur tehsil of Guntur district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Upparapalem is Nidubrolu, about 6.2 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 - 10 km distance for Upparapalem.

Upparapalem is about 25 km from Guntur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Upparapalem is in Ponnur tehsil of Guntur district. Ponnur is about 5.3 km away. Nidubrolu is about 6.2 km away. Guntur 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 Mannava (2.3 km), Doppalapudi (3.0 km) and Vallabharaopalem (3.8 km).

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

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