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About Ampalam Village

Ampalam is a mid sized village in Polaki tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,066, made up of 546 males and 520 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 254 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532429, 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 Polaki
Pincode 532429
Area (hectares) 254 hectares
Population 1,066
Male Population 546
Female Population 520
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ampalam compares

By the 2011 count Ampalam is the 24th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,562 residents. Its 254 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Ampalam

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

Ampalam lies about 25 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Harishchandrapuram, about 13 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 Polaki 2.1 km
Nearest town Narasannapeta 9.7 km
Nearest railway station Harishchandrapuram 13 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 25 km

Villages closest to Ampalam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Polaki 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 1,066. That makes it the 24th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,562 residents.

Ampalam village has 546 males and 520 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ampalam has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Ampalam is 532429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ampalam covers 254 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Ampalam is Harishchandrapuram, about 13 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 <5 km distance for Ampalam.

Ampalam is about 25 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 Polaki tehsil of Srikakulam district. Polaki is about 2.1 km away. Narasannapeta is about 9.7 km away. Harishchandrapuram is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Urjam (under 2 km), Polaki (2.1 km) and Dola (3.1 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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