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About Palavalasa Village

Palavalasa is a mid sized village in Sarubujjili tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 653, made up of 331 males and 322 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532190, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palavalasa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palavalasa village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Sarubujjili
Pincode 532190
Area (hectares) 111 hectares
Population 653
Male Population 331
Female Population 322
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palavalasa compares

By the 2011 count Palavalasa is the 20th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 831 residents. Its 111 hectares work out to about 5.9 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 a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Palavalasa

Palavalasa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Palavalasa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Palavalasa from other places

Palavalasa lies about 8.3 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Srikakulam Road, about 7.9 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 Palavalasa
Nearest railway station Srikakulam Road 7.9 km
Nearest town Amudālavalasa 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Sarubujjili 8.3 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 8.3 km

Villages closest to Palavalasa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palavalasa village had a population of 653. That makes it the 20th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 831 residents.

Palavalasa village has 331 males and 322 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palavalasa has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Palavalasa is 532190. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palavalasa covers 111 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palavalasa falls under Sarubujjili tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Palavalasa is Srikakulam Road, about 7.9 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 5 - 10 km distance for Palavalasa.

Palavalasa is about 8.3 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palavalasa is in Sarubujjili tehsil of Srikakulam district. Srikakulam Road is about 7.9 km away. Amudālavalasa is about 8.0 km away. Sarubujjili is about 8.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chapalavalasa (under 2 km), Parvathipuram (5.1 km) and Turakapeta (5.3 km).

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

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