About Parikalu Village

Parikalu is a small village in Chintapalle tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 155, made up of 78 males and 77 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parikalu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parikalu village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Visakhapatnam
Tehsil	Chintapalle
Pincode	531111
Area (hectares)	68 hectares
Population	155
Male Population	78
Female Population	77
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	987
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Parikalu compares

By the 2011 count Parikalu is the 130th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 265 residents. Its 68 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1088.

Getting to Parikalu

Parikalu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Parikalu as Available within village. 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 Parikalu from other places

Parikalu lies about 95 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Gullipadu, about 51 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 Parikalu
Tehsil headquarters	Chintapalle	9.4 km
Nearest town	Narsīpatnam	26 km
Nearest railway station	Gullipadu	51 km
District headquarters	Visakhapatnam	95 km

Villages closest to Parikalu

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.

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Common questions about Parikalu

As per the Census of India 2011, Parikalu village had a population of 155. That makes it the 130th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 265 residents.

Parikalu village has 78 males and 77 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parikalu has about 987 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 1088.

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

Parikalu covers 68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Parikalu is Gullipadu, about 51 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Parikalu.

Parikalu is about 95 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parikalu is in Chintapalle tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Chintapalle is about 9.4 km away. Narsīpatnam is about 26 km away. Gullipadu is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.