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About Darapadu Village

Darapadu is a mid sized village in Seethampeta tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 601, made up of 307 males and 294 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532443, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darapadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darapadu village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Seethampeta
Pincode 532443
Area (hectares) 195 hectares
Population 601
Male Population 307
Female Population 294
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Darapadu compares

By the 2011 count Darapadu is the 22nd largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 494 residents. Its 195 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 1105.

Getting to Darapadu

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

Darapadu lies about 33 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Urlam, about 17 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 Darapadu
Nearest railway station Urlam 17 km
Nearest town Amudālavalasa 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Seethampeta 33 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 33 km

Villages closest to Darapadu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Darapadu village had a population of 601. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 494 residents.

Darapadu village has 307 males and 294 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darapadu has about 958 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 1105.

The pincode recorded for Darapadu is 532443. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darapadu covers 195 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Darapadu falls under Seethampeta tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Darapadu is Urlam, about 17 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 Darapadu.

Darapadu is about 33 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darapadu is in Seethampeta tehsil of Srikakulam district. Urlam is about 17 km away. Amudālavalasa is about 21 km away. Seethampeta is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Adali (4.1 km), Vandrajola (5.7 km) and Kondachorlangi (6.3 km).

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

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