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About Terapalle Village

Terapalle is a small village in Vajrapukothuru tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 279, made up of 144 males and 135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Terapalle Overview

Census 2011 figures for Terapalle village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Vajrapukothuru
Pincode 532218
Area (hectares) 94 hectares
Population 279
Male Population 144
Female Population 135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Terapalle compares

By the 2011 count Terapalle is the 45th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,260 residents. Its 94 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Terapalle

Terapalle is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Terapalle as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Terapalle from other places

Terapalle lies about 73 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Palasa, about 4.0 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 Terapalle
Nearest town Palāsa 2.7 km
Nearest railway station Palasa 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Vajrapukothuru 10 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 73 km

Villages closest to Terapalle

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Terapalle village had a population of 279. That makes it the 45th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,260 residents.

Terapalle village has 144 males and 135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Terapalle has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1029.

The pincode recorded for Terapalle is 532218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Terapalle covers 94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Terapalle falls under Vajrapukothuru tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Terapalle is Palasa, about 4.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Terapalle.

Terapalle is about 73 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Terapalle is in Vajrapukothuru tehsil of Srikakulam district. Palāsa is about 2.7 km away. Palasa is about 4.0 km away. Vajrapukothuru 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 Sunkara Jaganadhapuram (3.1 km), Ananthagiri (4.4 km) and Narayanapuram (4.6 km).

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

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