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About Mettapalem Village

Mettapalem is a mid sized village in Anakapalle tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 853, made up of 439 males and 414 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mettapalem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mettapalem village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Anakapalle
Pincode 531021
Area (hectares) 238 hectares
Population 853
Male Population 439
Female Population 414
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mettapalem compares

By the 2011 count Mettapalem is the 27th largest of the 31 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,078 residents. Its 238 hectares work out to about 3.6 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 1017.

Getting to Mettapalem

Mettapalem is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mettapalem as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mettapalem from other places

Mettapalem lies about 42 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Kasimkota, about 10 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 Mettapalem
Nearest town Chodavaram 8.5 km
Nearest railway station Kasimkota 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Anakapalle 11 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 42 km

Villages closest to Mettapalem

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mettapalem village had a population of 853. That makes it the 27th largest of the 31 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,078 residents.

Mettapalem village has 439 males and 414 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mettapalem has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Mettapalem is 531021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mettapalem covers 238 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mettapalem falls under Anakapalle tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mettapalem is Kasimkota, about 10 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mettapalem.

Mettapalem is about 42 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mettapalem is in Anakapalle tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Chodavaram is about 8.5 km away. Kasimkota is about 10 km away. Anakapalle is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kundram (3.3 km), Tagarampudi (3.4 km) and Kunchangi (3.9 km).

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

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