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About Turakapeta Village

Turakapeta is a mid sized village in Sarubujjili tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 507, made up of 258 males and 249 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 259 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532458, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Turakapeta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Turakapeta village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Sarubujjili
Pincode 532458
Area (hectares) 259 hectares
Population 507
Male Population 258
Female Population 249
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
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 Turakapeta compares

By the 2011 count Turakapeta is the 23rd largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 831 residents. Its 259 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. 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 Turakapeta

Turakapeta is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Turakapeta 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 Turakapeta from other places

Turakapeta lies about 10 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Srikakulam Road, about 2.6 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 Turakapeta
Nearest railway station Srikakulam Road 2.6 km
Nearest town Amudālavalasa 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Sarubujjili 10 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 10 km

Villages closest to Turakapeta

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 Turakapeta

As per the Census of India 2011, Turakapeta village had a population of 507. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 831 residents.

Turakapeta village has 258 males and 249 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Turakapeta has about 965 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 Turakapeta is 532458. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Turakapeta covers 259 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Turakapeta is Srikakulam Road, about 2.6 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 Turakapeta.

Turakapeta is about 10 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Turakapeta is in Sarubujjili tehsil of Srikakulam district. Srikakulam Road is about 2.6 km away. Amudālavalasa is about 2.8 km away. Sarubujjili is about 10 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 (5.3 km), Palavalasa (5.3 km) and Parvathipuram (7.0 km).

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

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