About Vatapagu Village

Vatapagu is a mid sized village in Palakonda tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,225, made up of 592 males and 633 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 272 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532440, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vatapagu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vatapagu village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Srikakulam
Tehsil	Palakonda
Pincode	532440
Area (hectares)	272 hectares
Population	1,225
Male Population	592
Female Population	633
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,069
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Vatapagu compares

By the 2011 count Vatapagu is the 16th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,232 residents. Its 272 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Vatapagu

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

How far is Vatapagu from other places

Vatapagu lies about 42 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Sigadam, about 31 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 Vatapagu
Tehsil headquarters	Palakonda	6.3 km
Nearest town	Pālkonda	6.3 km
Nearest railway station	Sigadam	31 km
District headquarters	Srikakulam	42 km

Villages closest to Vatapagu

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

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Common questions about Vatapagu

As per the Census of India 2011, Vatapagu village had a population of 1,225. That makes it the 16th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,232 residents.

Vatapagu village has 592 males and 633 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vatapagu has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Vatapagu is 532440. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vatapagu covers 272 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vatapagu falls under Palakonda tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Vatapagu is Sigadam, about 31 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Vatapagu.

Vatapagu is about 42 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vatapagu is in Palakonda tehsil of Srikakulam district. Palakonda is about 6.3 km away. Pālkonda is about 6.3 km away. Sigadam is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.