About Veeraghattam Village

Veeraghattam is one of the larger villages in Veeraghattam tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 14,315, made up of 6,911 males and 7,404 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 839 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532460, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Veeraghattam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Veeraghattam village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Srikakulam
Tehsil	Veeraghattam
Pincode	532460
Area (hectares)	839 hectares
Population	14,315
Male Population	6,911
Female Population	7,404
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,071
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Veeraghattam compares

By the 2011 count Veeraghattam is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,682 residents. Its 839 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Veeraghattam

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

Veeraghattam lies about 53 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Parvatipuram, about 21 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 Veeraghattam
Nearest town	Pālkonda	18 km
Nearest railway station	Parvatipuram	21 km
District headquarters	Srikakulam	53 km

Villages closest to Veeraghattam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Veeraghattam village had a population of 14,315. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,682 residents.

Veeraghattam village has 6,911 males and 7,404 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Veeraghattam has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Veeraghattam is 532460. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Veeraghattam covers 839 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Veeraghattam falls under Veeraghattam tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Veeraghattam is Parvatipuram, about 21 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 Veeraghattam.

Veeraghattam is about 53 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Veeraghattam is in Veeraghattam tehsil of Srikakulam district. Pālkonda is about 18 km away. Parvatipuram is about 21 km away. Srikakulam is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.