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About Karapalle Village

Karapalle is a small village in Mandasa tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 52, made up of 26 males and 26 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532242, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karapalle Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karapalle village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Mandasa
Pincode 532242
Area (hectares) 84 hectares
Population 52
Male Population 26
Female Population 26
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Karapalle compares

By the 2011 count Karapalle is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,103 residents. Its 84 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1073.

Getting to Karapalle

The census records public bus service for Karapalle as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karapalle from other places

Karapalle lies about 106 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Sompeta, about 2.3 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 Karapalle
Nearest railway station Sompeta 2.3 km
Nearest town Ichchāpuram 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Mandasa 19 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 106 km

Villages closest to Karapalle

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karapalle village had a population of 52. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,103 residents.

Karapalle village has 26 males and 26 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karapalle has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1073.

The pincode recorded for Karapalle is 532242. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karapalle covers 84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karapalle falls under Mandasa tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karapalle is Sompeta, about 2.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karapalle.

Karapalle is about 106 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karapalle is in Mandasa tehsil of Srikakulam district. Sompeta is about 2.3 km away. Ichchāpuram is about 17 km away. Mandasa is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Atchutapuram (under 2 km), Bhinnala (2.8 km) and Bellupatia (3.3 km).

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

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