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About Vakkalagadda Village

Vakkalagadda is a large village in Challapalle tehsil, in the district of Krishna, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,012, made up of 1,491 males and 1,521 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 774 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 521126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vakkalagadda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vakkalagadda village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Krishna
Tehsil Challapalle
Pincode 521126
Area (hectares) 774 hectares
Population 3,012
Male Population 1,491
Female Population 1,521
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vakkalagadda compares

By the 2011 count Vakkalagadda is the 6th largest of the 11 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,867 residents. Its 774 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Vakkalagadda

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

Vakkalagadda lies about 24 km from Krishna, and the nearest railway station is Bhattiprolu, about 14 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 Vakkalagadda
Tehsil headquarters Challapalle 2.9 km
Nearest town Avanigadda 13 km
Nearest railway station Bhattiprolu 14 km
District headquarters Krishna 24 km

Villages closest to Vakkalagadda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vakkalagadda village had a population of 3,012. That makes it the 6th largest of the 11 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,867 residents.

Vakkalagadda village has 1,491 males and 1,521 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vakkalagadda has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Vakkalagadda is 521126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vakkalagadda covers 774 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vakkalagadda falls under Challapalle tehsil of Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Vakkalagadda is Bhattiprolu, about 14 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 km distance for Vakkalagadda.

Vakkalagadda is about 24 km from Krishna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vakkalagadda is in Challapalle tehsil of Krishna district. Challapalle is about 2.9 km away. Avanigadda is about 13 km away. Bhattiprolu 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 Yarlagadda (2.6 km), Challapalle (2.9 km) and Puritigadda (3.4 km).

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

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