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About Cherapalle Village

Cherapalle is a mid sized village in Chintapalle tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 511, made up of 229 males and 282 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,231 females per 1000 males. The village covers 230 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Cherapalle Overview

Census 2011 figures for Cherapalle village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Chintapalle
Pincode 531111
Area (hectares) 230 hectares
Population 511
Male Population 229
Female Population 282
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,231
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Cherapalle compares

By the 2011 count Cherapalle is the 30th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 265 residents. Its 230 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1088.

Getting to Cherapalle

Cherapalle is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Cherapalle as Available within <5 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 Cherapalle from other places

Cherapalle lies about 116 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Tuni, about 69 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 Cherapalle
Tehsil headquarters Chintapalle 13 km
Nearest town Narsīpatnam 48 km
Nearest railway station Tuni 69 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 116 km

Villages closest to Cherapalle

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Cherapalle village had a population of 511. That makes it the 30th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 265 residents.

Cherapalle village has 229 males and 282 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Cherapalle has about 1231 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1088.

The pincode recorded for Cherapalle is 531111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Cherapalle covers 230 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Cherapalle falls under Chintapalle tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Cherapalle is Tuni, about 69 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Cherapalle.

Cherapalle is about 116 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Cherapalle is in Chintapalle tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Chintapalle is about 13 km away. Narsīpatnam is about 48 km away. Tuni is about 69 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vedurupalle (2.2 km), Yerravaram (4.7 km) and Kuramanapakalu (6.4 km).

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

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