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About Tekkalipatnam Village

Tekkalipatnam is a mid sized village in Palasa tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,655, made up of 812 males and 843 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 416 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tekkalipatnam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tekkalipatnam village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Palasa
Pincode 532220
Area (hectares) 416 hectares
Population 1,655
Male Population 812
Female Population 843
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tekkalipatnam compares

By the 2011 count Tekkalipatnam is the 5th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 785 residents. Its 416 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Tekkalipatnam

Tekkalipatnam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tekkalipatnam 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 Tekkalipatnam from other places

Tekkalipatnam lies about 67 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Pundi, about 9.2 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 Tekkalipatnam
Tehsil headquarters Palasa 9.0 km
Nearest town Palāsa 9.0 km
Nearest railway station Pundi 9.2 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 67 km

Villages closest to Tekkalipatnam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tekkalipatnam village had a population of 1,655. That makes it the 5th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 785 residents.

Tekkalipatnam village has 812 males and 843 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tekkalipatnam has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Tekkalipatnam is 532220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tekkalipatnam covers 416 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tekkalipatnam falls under Palasa tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tekkalipatnam is Pundi, about 9.2 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 Tekkalipatnam.

Tekkalipatnam is about 67 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tekkalipatnam is in Palasa tehsil of Srikakulam district. Palasa is about 9.0 km away. Palāsa is about 9.0 km away. Pundi is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kesipuram (3.0 km), Amalakudia (3.3 km) and Veerabhadrapuram (3.6 km).

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

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