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About Palavalasa Village

Palavalasa is a mid sized village in Anandapuram tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,387, made up of 675 males and 712 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 203 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531163, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palavalasa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palavalasa village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Anandapuram
Pincode 531163
Area (hectares) 203 hectares
Population 1,387
Male Population 675
Female Population 712
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,055
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palavalasa compares

By the 2011 count Palavalasa is the 15th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,900 residents. Its 203 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Palavalasa

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

Palavalasa lies about 35 km from Anandapuram, and the nearest railway station is Duvvada, about 14 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 Palavalasa
Nearest town Visakhapatnam 13 km
Nearest railway station Duvvada 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Anandapuram 35 km

Villages closest to Palavalasa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palavalasa village had a population of 1,387. That makes it the 15th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,900 residents.

Palavalasa village has 675 males and 712 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palavalasa has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Palavalasa is 531163. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palavalasa covers 203 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Palavalasa falls under Anandapuram tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Palavalasa is Duvvada, about 14 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 - 10 km distance for Palavalasa.

Palavalasa is about 35 km from Anandapuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palavalasa is in Anandapuram tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Visakhapatnam is about 13 km away. Duvvada is about 14 km away. Anandapuram is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kolavanipalem (11 km), Sirlapalem (21 km) and Gangasani Agraharam (32 km).

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

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