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About Parlam Village

Parlam is a mid sized village in Jalumuru tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,102, made up of 571 males and 531 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 424 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532425, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parlam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parlam village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Jalumuru
Pincode 532425
Area (hectares) 424 hectares
Population 1,102
Male Population 571
Female Population 531
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Parlam compares

By the 2011 count Parlam is the 24th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,129 residents. Its 424 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Parlam

Parlam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Parlam 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Parlam from other places

Parlam lies about 22 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Urlam, about 8.5 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 Parlam
Nearest railway station Urlam 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalumuru 10 km
Nearest town Amudālavalasa 10 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 22 km

Villages closest to Parlam

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.

Common questions about Parlam

As per the Census of India 2011, Parlam village had a population of 1,102. That makes it the 24th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,129 residents.

Parlam village has 571 males and 531 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parlam has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Parlam is 532425. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parlam covers 424 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Parlam is Urlam, about 8.5 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 km distance for Parlam.

Parlam is about 22 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parlam is in Jalumuru tehsil of Srikakulam district. Urlam is about 8.5 km away. Jalumuru is about 10 km away. Amudālavalasa 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 Makivalasa (2.2 km), Andhavaram (2.5 km) and Alladapeta (3.8 km).

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

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