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About Ampalam Village

Ampalam is a small village in Narasannapeta tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 231, made up of 114 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532421, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ampalam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ampalam village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Narasannapeta
Pincode 532421
Area (hectares) 143 hectares
Population 231
Male Population 114
Female Population 117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
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 Ampalam compares

By the 2011 count Ampalam is the 40th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 143 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1041.

Getting to Ampalam

The census records public bus service for Ampalam 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 Ampalam from other places

Ampalam lies about 19 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Urlam, about 3.3 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 Ampalam
Tehsil headquarters Narasannapeta 3.0 km
Nearest railway station Urlam 3.3 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 19 km

Villages closest to Ampalam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ampalam village had a population of 231. That makes it the 40th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Ampalam village has 114 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ampalam has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1041.

The pincode recorded for Ampalam is 532421. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ampalam covers 143 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ampalam falls under Narasannapeta tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ampalam is Urlam, about 3.3 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 Ampalam.

Ampalam 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.

Ampalam is in Narasannapeta tehsil of Srikakulam district. Narasannapeta is about 3.0 km away. Urlam is about 3.3 km away. Srikakulam 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 Basivalasa (under 2 km), Narisingapalle (under 2 km) and Gottipalle (1.6 km).

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

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