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About Thotapalem Village

Thotapalem is a large village in Etcherla tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,024, made up of 1,492 males and 1,532 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 423 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532005, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thotapalem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thotapalem village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Etcherla
Pincode 532005
Area (hectares) 423 hectares
Population 3,024
Male Population 1,492
Female Population 1,532
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thotapalem compares

By the 2011 count Thotapalem is the 10th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,158 residents. Its 423 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Thotapalem

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

Thotapalem lies about 2.6 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Dusi, about 10 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 Thotapalem
Tehsil headquarters Etcherla 2.6 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 2.6 km
Nearest railway station Dusi 10 km

Villages closest to Thotapalem

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 Thotapalem

As per the Census of India 2011, Thotapalem village had a population of 3,024. That makes it the 10th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,158 residents.

Thotapalem village has 1,492 males and 1,532 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thotapalem has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Thotapalem is 532005. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thotapalem covers 423 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Thotapalem is Dusi, about 10 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 Thotapalem.

Thotapalem is about 2.6 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thotapalem is in Etcherla tehsil of Srikakulam district. Etcherla is about 2.6 km away. Srikakulam is about 2.6 km away. Dusi 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 Duppalavalasa (under 2 km), Domam (2.2 km) and Kusalapuram (2.6 km).

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

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