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About Palasapuram Village

Palasapuram is a large village in Sompeta tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,075, made up of 1,039 males and 1,036 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 307 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532284, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palasapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palasapuram village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Sompeta
Pincode 532284
Area (hectares) 307 hectares
Population 2,075
Male Population 1,039
Female Population 1,036
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Palasapuram compares

By the 2011 count Palasapuram is the 13th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,769 residents. Its 307 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1056.

Getting to Palasapuram

Palasapuram 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 Palasapuram 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 Palasapuram from other places

Palasapuram lies about 100 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Baruva, about 3.6 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 Palasapuram
Tehsil headquarters Sompeta 2.3 km
Nearest railway station Baruva 3.6 km
Nearest town Ichchāpuram 24 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 100 km

Villages closest to Palasapuram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palasapuram village had a population of 2,075. That makes it the 13th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,769 residents.

Palasapuram village has 1,039 males and 1,036 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palasapuram has about 997 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 1056.

The pincode recorded for Palasapuram is 532284. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palasapuram covers 307 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Palasapuram falls under Sompeta tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Palasapuram is Baruva, about 3.6 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 Palasapuram.

Palasapuram is about 100 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palasapuram is in Sompeta tehsil of Srikakulam district. Sompeta is about 2.3 km away. Baruva is about 3.6 km away. Ichchāpuram is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Zinkibhadra (under 2 km), Lakkavaram (under 2 km) and Benkili (under 2 km).

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

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