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About Nelapalem Village

Nelapalem is a small village in Ananthagiri tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 145, made up of 77 males and 68 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nelapalem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nelapalem village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Ananthagiri
Pincode 531145
Area (hectares) 7 hectares
Population 145
Male Population 77
Female Population 68
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nelapalem compares

By the 2011 count Nelapalem is the 87th largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 7 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1093.

Getting to Nelapalem

Nelapalem is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Nelapalem as Available within 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 Nelapalem from other places

Nelapalem lies about 24 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Thadi, about 3.1 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 Nelapalem
Nearest railway station Thadi 3.1 km
Nearest town Anakapalle 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Ananthagiri 24 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 24 km

Villages closest to Nelapalem

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nelapalem village had a population of 145. That makes it the 87th largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Nelapalem village has 77 males and 68 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nelapalem has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1093.

The pincode recorded for Nelapalem is 531145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nelapalem covers 7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nelapalem falls under Ananthagiri tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nelapalem is Thadi, about 3.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Nelapalem.

Nelapalem is about 24 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nelapalem is in Ananthagiri tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Thadi is about 3.1 km away. Anakapalle is about 9.8 km away. Ananthagiri is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bheemavaram (9.8 km), Banjoda (11 km) and Bodaguda (11 km).

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

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