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About Korlam Village

Korlam is a large village in Sompeta tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,531, made up of 1,648 males and 1,883 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,143 females per 1000 males. The village covers 318 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532264, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Korlam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Korlam village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Sompeta
Pincode 532264
Area (hectares) 318 hectares
Population 3,531
Male Population 1,648
Female Population 1,883
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,143
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Korlam compares

By the 2011 count Korlam is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,769 residents. Its 318 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1056.

Getting to Korlam

Korlam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Korlam 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Korlam from other places

Korlam lies about 96 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Baruva, about under 2 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 Korlam
Nearest railway station Baruva under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sompeta 5.9 km
Nearest town Palāsa 21 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 96 km

Villages closest to Korlam

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 Korlam

As per the Census of India 2011, Korlam village had a population of 3,531. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,769 residents.

Korlam village has 1,648 males and 1,883 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Korlam has about 1143 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1056.

The pincode recorded for Korlam is 532264. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Korlam covers 318 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Korlam is Baruva, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Korlam.

Korlam is about 96 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Korlam is in Sompeta tehsil of Srikakulam district. Baruva is about under 2 km away. Sompeta is about 5.9 km away. Palāsa is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palavalasa (1.7 km), Besiramachandrapuram (2.2 km) and Karthalipalem (2.7 km).

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

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