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About Pappuduvalasa Village

Pappuduvalasa is a mid sized village in Araku Valley tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 611, made up of 282 males and 329 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,167 females per 1000 males. The village covers 481 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pappuduvalasa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pappuduvalasa village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Araku Valley
Pincode 531149
Area (hectares) 481 hectares
Population 611
Male Population 282
Female Population 329
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,167
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pappuduvalasa compares

By the 2011 count Pappuduvalasa is the 22nd largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 309 residents. Its 481 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1096.

Getting to Pappuduvalasa

The census records public bus service for Pappuduvalasa as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pappuduvalasa from other places

Pappuduvalasa lies about 82 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Araku, about 1.5 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 Pappuduvalasa
Nearest railway station Araku 1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Araku Valley 2.6 km
Nearest town Sālūr 43 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 82 km

Villages closest to Pappuduvalasa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pappuduvalasa village had a population of 611. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 309 residents.

Pappuduvalasa village has 282 males and 329 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pappuduvalasa has about 1167 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1096.

The pincode recorded for Pappuduvalasa is 531149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pappuduvalasa covers 481 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pappuduvalasa falls under Araku Valley tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pappuduvalasa is Araku, about 1.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pappuduvalasa.

Pappuduvalasa is about 82 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pappuduvalasa is in Araku Valley tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Araku is about 1.5 km away. Araku Valley is about 2.6 km away. Sālūr is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chompi (2.0 km), Kantabamsuguda (2.7 km) and Padmapuram (3.1 km).

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

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