About Karakavalasa Village

Karakavalasa is a mid sized village in Jalumuru tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,128, made up of 573 males and 555 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532428, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karakavalasa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karakavalasa village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Srikakulam
Tehsil	Jalumuru
Pincode	532428
Area (hectares)	189 hectares
Population	1,128
Male Population	573
Female Population	555
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	969
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Karakavalasa compares

By the 2011 count Karakavalasa is the 22nd largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,129 residents. Its 189 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Karakavalasa

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

Karakavalasa lies about 36 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Ganguvada, about 15 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 Karakavalasa
Tehsil headquarters	Jalumuru	13 km
Nearest railway station	Ganguvada	15 km
Nearest town	Paralakhemundi	22 km
District headquarters	Srikakulam	36 km

Villages closest to Karakavalasa

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

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Common questions about Karakavalasa

As per the Census of India 2011, Karakavalasa village had a population of 1,128. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,129 residents.

Karakavalasa village has 573 males and 555 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karakavalasa has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Karakavalasa is 532428. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karakavalasa covers 189 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karakavalasa falls under Jalumuru tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karakavalasa is Ganguvada, about 15 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 Karakavalasa.

Karakavalasa is about 36 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karakavalasa is in Jalumuru tehsil of Srikakulam district. Jalumuru is about 13 km away. Ganguvada is about 15 km away. Paralakhemundi is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.