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About Lingalapadu Village

Lingalapadu is a small village in Vajrapukothuru tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 254, made up of 127 males and 127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lingalapadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lingalapadu village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Vajrapukothuru
Pincode 532218
Area (hectares) 70 hectares
Population 254
Male Population 127
Female Population 127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lingalapadu compares

By the 2011 count Lingalapadu is the 47th 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 70 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Lingalapadu

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

Lingalapadu lies about 62 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Pundi, about 2.4 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 Lingalapadu
Nearest railway station Pundi 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Vajrapukothuru 9.9 km
Nearest town Kāsībugga 14 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 62 km

Villages closest to Lingalapadu

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 Lingalapadu

As per the Census of India 2011, Lingalapadu village had a population of 254. That makes it the 47th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,260 residents.

Lingalapadu village has 127 males and 127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lingalapadu has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1029.

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

Lingalapadu covers 70 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Lingalapadu is Pundi, about 2.4 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 Lingalapadu.

Lingalapadu is about 62 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lingalapadu is in Vajrapukothuru tehsil of Srikakulam district. Pundi is about 2.4 km away. Vajrapukothuru is about 9.9 km away. Kāsībugga is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uddanam Gopinadhapuram (1.8 km), Peddamuraharipuram (2.6 km) and Uddanam Ramakrishnapuram (2.7 km).

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

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