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About Yerakarayapuram Village

Yerakarayapuram is a mid sized village in Palakonda tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,007, made up of 488 males and 519 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,064 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532440, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Yerakarayapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Yerakarayapuram village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Palakonda
Pincode 532440
Area (hectares) 58 hectares
Population 1,007
Male Population 488
Female Population 519
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,064
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Yerakarayapuram compares

By the 2011 count Yerakarayapuram is the 22nd largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,232 residents. Its 58 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Yerakarayapuram

Yerakarayapuram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Yerakarayapuram as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Yerakarayapuram from other places

Yerakarayapuram lies about 38 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Sigadam, about 24 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 Yerakarayapuram
Tehsil headquarters Palakonda 6.5 km
Nearest town Pālkonda 6.5 km
Nearest railway station Sigadam 24 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 38 km

Villages closest to Yerakarayapuram

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.

Common questions about Yerakarayapuram

As per the Census of India 2011, Yerakarayapuram village had a population of 1,007. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,232 residents.

Yerakarayapuram village has 488 males and 519 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Yerakarayapuram has about 1064 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1030.

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

Yerakarayapuram covers 58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Yerakarayapuram is Sigadam, about 24 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 village for Yerakarayapuram.

Yerakarayapuram is about 38 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Yerakarayapuram is in Palakonda tehsil of Srikakulam district. Palakonda is about 6.5 km away. Pālkonda is about 6.5 km away. Sigadam is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bukkuru (1.9 km), Chinamangala Puram (2.0 km) and T D Parapuram (2.6 km).

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

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