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About Ankupalem Village

Ankupalem is one of the larger villages in Chodavaram tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,607, made up of 3,288 males and 3,319 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 252 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531036, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ankupalem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ankupalem village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Chodavaram
Pincode 531036
Area (hectares) 252 hectares
Population 6,607
Male Population 3,288
Female Population 3,319
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ankupalem compares

By the 2011 count Ankupalem is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,275 residents. Its 252 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Ankupalem

Ankupalem is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ankupalem as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Ankupalem from other places

Ankupalem lies about 42 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Anakapalle, about 16 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 Ankupalem
Tehsil headquarters Chodavaram 1.6 km
Nearest railway station Anakapalle 16 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 42 km

Villages closest to Ankupalem

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ankupalem village had a population of 6,607. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,275 residents.

Ankupalem village has 3,288 males and 3,319 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ankupalem has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Ankupalem is 531036. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ankupalem covers 252 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ankupalem falls under Chodavaram tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ankupalem is Anakapalle, about 16 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 <5 km distance for Ankupalem.

Ankupalem is about 42 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ankupalem is in Chodavaram tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Chodavaram is about 1.6 km away. Anakapalle is about 16 km away. Visakhapatnam is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Venkannapalem (under 2 km), Sreerampatnam (under 2 km) and Pakirsahebpeta (under 2 km).

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

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