About Vakapalle Village

Vakapalle is a mid sized village in Devarapalle tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,978, made up of 975 males and 1,003 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 386 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vakapalle Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vakapalle village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Visakhapatnam
Tehsil	Devarapalle
Pincode	531030
Area (hectares)	386 hectares
Population	1,978
Male Population	975
Female Population	1,003
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,029
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Vakapalle compares

By the 2011 count Vakapalle is the 20th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,440 residents. Its 386 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1049.

Getting to Vakapalle

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

Vakapalle lies about 117 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Darliput, about 60 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 Vakapalle
Tehsil headquarters	Devarapalle	21 km
Nearest town	Malakanagiri	54 km
Nearest railway station	Darliput	60 km
District headquarters	Visakhapatnam	117 km

Villages closest to Vakapalle

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vakapalle village had a population of 1,978. That makes it the 20th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,440 residents.

Vakapalle village has 975 males and 1,003 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vakapalle has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1049.

The pincode recorded for Vakapalle is 531030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vakapalle covers 386 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vakapalle falls under Devarapalle tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Vakapalle is Darliput, about 60 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 village for Vakapalle.

Vakapalle is about 117 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vakapalle is in Devarapalle tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Devarapalle is about 21 km away. Malakanagiri is about 54 km away. Darliput is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.