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About Turakapeta Village

Turakapeta is a mid sized village in Amadalavalasa tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 853, made up of 407 males and 446 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,096 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532185, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Turakapeta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Turakapeta village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Amadalavalasa
Pincode 532185
Area (hectares) 66 hectares
Population 853
Male Population 407
Female Population 446
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,096
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Turakapeta compares

By the 2011 count Turakapeta is the 20th largest of the 36 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,230 residents. Its 66 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Turakapeta

Turakapeta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Turakapeta as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Turakapeta from other places

Turakapeta lies about 10 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Srikakulam Road, about 2.6 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 Turakapeta
Nearest railway station Srikakulam Road 2.6 km
Nearest town Amudālavalasa 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Amadalavalasa 10 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 10 km

Villages closest to Turakapeta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Turakapeta village had a population of 853. That makes it the 20th largest of the 36 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,230 residents.

Turakapeta village has 407 males and 446 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Turakapeta has about 1096 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Turakapeta is 532185. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Turakapeta covers 66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Turakapeta falls under Amadalavalasa tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Turakapeta is Srikakulam Road, about 2.6 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Turakapeta.

Turakapeta is about 10 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Turakapeta is in Amadalavalasa tehsil of Srikakulam district. Srikakulam Road is about 2.6 km away. Amudālavalasa is about 2.8 km away. Amadalavalasa 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 Vanjangi (3.5 km), Kanugulavalasa (3.8 km) and Vanjangipeta (4.2 km).

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

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