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About Archanapuram Village

Archanapuram is a small village in Meliaputti tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 298, made up of 148 males and 150 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Archanapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Archanapuram village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Meliaputti
Pincode 532216
Area (hectares) 95 hectares
Population 298
Male Population 148
Female Population 150
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Archanapuram compares

By the 2011 count Archanapuram is the 36th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 798 residents. Its 95 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1093.

Getting to Archanapuram

Archanapuram is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Archanapuram 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Archanapuram from other places

Archanapuram lies about 19 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Urlam, about 2.0 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 Archanapuram
Nearest railway station Urlam 2.0 km
Nearest town Narasannapeta 7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Meliaputti 19 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 19 km

Villages closest to Archanapuram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Archanapuram village had a population of 298. That makes it the 36th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 798 residents.

Archanapuram village has 148 males and 150 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Archanapuram has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1093.

The pincode recorded for Archanapuram is 532216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Archanapuram covers 95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Archanapuram falls under Meliaputti tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Archanapuram is Urlam, about 2.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Archanapuram.

Archanapuram is about 19 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Archanapuram is in Meliaputti tehsil of Srikakulam district. Urlam is about 2.0 km away. Narasannapeta is about 7.9 km away. Meliaputti 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 Anjaneyapuram (5.5 km), Burada Ramachandrapuram (6.1 km) and Ramachandrapuram (6.1 km).

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

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