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About Koyyam Village

Koyyam is one of the larger villages in Etcherla tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,538, made up of 2,758 males and 2,780 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1229 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Koyyam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koyyam village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Etcherla
Pincode 532408
Area (hectares) 1229 hectares
Population 5,538
Male Population 2,758
Female Population 2,780
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Koyyam compares

By the 2011 count Koyyam is the 6th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,158 residents. Its 1229 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Koyyam

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

Koyyam lies about 13 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Dusi, about 20 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 Koyyam
Tehsil headquarters Etcherla 13 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 13 km
Nearest railway station Dusi 20 km

Villages closest to Koyyam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Koyyam village had a population of 5,538. That makes it the 6th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,158 residents.

Koyyam village has 2,758 males and 2,780 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koyyam has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Koyyam is 532408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Koyyam covers 1229 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Koyyam falls under Etcherla tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Koyyam is Dusi, about 20 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 Koyyam.

Koyyam is about 13 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Koyyam is in Etcherla tehsil of Srikakulam district. Etcherla is about 13 km away. Srikakulam is about 13 km away. Dusi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagiradhipuram (under 2 km), Ajjaram (3.6 km) and Dharmavaram (4.6 km).

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

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