About Palavalasa Village

Palavalasa is a large village in Sompeta tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,654, made up of 1,157 males and 1,497 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,294 females per 1000 males. The village covers 544 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532264, 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	Sompeta
Pincode	532264
Area (hectares)	544 hectares
Population	2,654
Male Population	1,157
Female Population	1,497
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,294
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Palavalasa compares

By the 2011 count Palavalasa is the 10th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,769 residents. Its 544 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1056.

Getting to Palavalasa

Palavalasa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Palavalasa 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 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 94 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Baruva, about 1.9 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	Baruva	1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sompeta	7.7 km
Nearest town	Palāsa	19 km
District headquarters	Srikakulam	94 km

Villages closest to Palavalasa

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.

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Common questions about Palavalasa

As per the Census of India 2011, Palavalasa village had a population of 2,654. That makes it the 10th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,769 residents.

Palavalasa village has 1,157 males and 1,497 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palavalasa has about 1294 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1056.

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

Palavalasa covers 544 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Palavalasa is Baruva, about 1.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Palavalasa.

Palavalasa is about 94 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 Sompeta tehsil of Srikakulam district. Baruva is about 1.9 km away. Sompeta is about 7.7 km away. Palāsa is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.