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About Papayya Palem Village

Papayya Palem is a mid sized village in Anakapalle tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 626, made up of 321 males and 305 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 389 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Papayya Palem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Papayya Palem village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Anakapalle
Pincode 531021
Area (hectares) 389 hectares
Population 626
Male Population 321
Female Population 305
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Papayya Palem compares

By the 2011 count Papayya Palem is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,078 residents. Its 389 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Papayya Palem

Papayya Palem is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Papayya Palem as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Papayya Palem from other places

Papayya Palem lies about 30 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Anakapalle, about 7.8 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 Papayya Palem
Nearest railway station Anakapalle 7.8 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 30 km

Villages closest to Papayya Palem

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 Papayya Palem

As per the Census of India 2011, Papayya Palem village had a population of 626. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,078 residents.

Papayya Palem village has 321 males and 305 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Papayya Palem has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1017.

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

Papayya Palem covers 389 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Papayya Palem falls under Anakapalle tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Papayya Palem is Anakapalle, about 7.8 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 10+ km distance for Papayya Palem.

Papayya Palem is about 30 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Papayya Palem is in Anakapalle tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Anakapalle is about 7.8 km away. Visakhapatnam is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Makavaram (under 2 km), Kondupalem (2.0 km) and Chintanippula Agraharam (2.9 km).

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

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