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About Veeragunnamapuram Village

Veeragunnamapuram is a mid sized village in Mandasa tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,022, made up of 570 males and 452 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 793 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532242, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Veeragunnamapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Veeragunnamapuram village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Mandasa
Pincode 532242
Area (hectares) 172 hectares
Population 1,022
Male Population 570
Female Population 452
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 793
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Veeragunnamapuram compares

By the 2011 count Veeragunnamapuram is the 29th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,103 residents. Its 172 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1073.

Getting to Veeragunnamapuram

Veeragunnamapuram is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Veeragunnamapuram 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Veeragunnamapuram from other places

Veeragunnamapuram lies about 88 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Mandasa Road, about 7.5 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 Veeragunnamapuram
Nearest railway station Mandasa Road 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Mandasa 12 km
Nearest town Kāsībugga 14 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 88 km

Villages closest to Veeragunnamapuram

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 Veeragunnamapuram

As per the Census of India 2011, Veeragunnamapuram village had a population of 1,022. That makes it the 29th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,103 residents.

Veeragunnamapuram village has 570 males and 452 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Veeragunnamapuram has about 793 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1073.

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

Veeragunnamapuram covers 172 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Veeragunnamapuram is Mandasa Road, about 7.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Veeragunnamapuram.

Veeragunnamapuram is about 88 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Veeragunnamapuram is in Mandasa tehsil of Srikakulam district. Mandasa Road is about 7.5 km away. Mandasa is about 12 km away. Kāsībugga is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bethalapuram (under 2 km), Bidimi (2.4 km) and Ratti (2.9 km).

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

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