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About Rapaka Village

Rapaka is one of the larger villages in Ponduru tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,889, made up of 2,986 males and 2,903 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 711 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532168, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rapaka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rapaka village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Ponduru
Pincode 532168
Area (hectares) 711 hectares
Population 5,889
Male Population 2,986
Female Population 2,903
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rapaka compares

By the 2011 count Rapaka is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents. Its 711 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Rapaka

Rapaka is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Rapaka 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rapaka from other places

Rapaka lies about 14 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Ponduru, about 1.5 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 Rapaka
Nearest railway station Ponduru 1.5 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 14 km

Villages closest to Rapaka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rapaka village had a population of 5,889. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents.

Rapaka village has 2,986 males and 2,903 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rapaka has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Rapaka is 532168. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rapaka covers 711 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rapaka falls under Ponduru tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rapaka is Ponduru, about 1.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Rapaka.

Rapaka is about 14 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rapaka is in Ponduru tehsil of Srikakulam district. Ponduru is about 1.5 km away. Srikakulam is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Konchada (under 2 km), Ponduru (2.2 km) and Krishnapuram (2.3 km).

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

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