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About Rachapalem Village

Rachapalem is a mid sized village in Ojili tehsil, in the district of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,084, made up of 512 males and 572 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,117 females per 1000 males. The village covers 404 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 524402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rachapalem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rachapalem village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore
Tehsil Ojili
Pincode 524402
Area (hectares) 404 hectares
Population 1,084
Male Population 512
Female Population 572
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,117
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 Rachapalem compares

By the 2011 count Rachapalem is the 11th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 803 residents. Its 404 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Rachapalem

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

Rachapalem lies about 34 km from Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore, and the nearest railway station is Adurupalli, about 9.6 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 Rachapalem
Nearest railway station Adurupalli 9.6 km
Nearest town Gūdūr 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Ojili 34 km
District headquarters Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore 34 km

Villages closest to Rachapalem

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rachapalem village had a population of 1,084. That makes it the 11th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 803 residents.

Rachapalem village has 512 males and 572 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rachapalem has about 1117 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Rachapalem is 524402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rachapalem covers 404 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rachapalem falls under Ojili tehsil of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rachapalem is Adurupalli, about 9.6 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 Rachapalem.

Rachapalem is about 34 km from Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rachapalem is in Ojili tehsil of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district. Adurupalli is about 9.6 km away. Gūdūr is about 26 km away. Ojili is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lingareddipalle (16 km), Bhatlakanupuru (23 km) and Rudrayapalem (27 km).

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

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