About Vechalam Village

Vechalam is a large village in Devarapalle tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,307, made up of 1,166 males and 1,141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 645 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531075, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vechalam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vechalam village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Visakhapatnam
Tehsil	Devarapalle
Pincode	531075
Area (hectares)	645 hectares
Population	2,307
Male Population	1,166
Female Population	1,141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	979
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Vechalam compares

By the 2011 count Vechalam is the 17th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,440 residents. Its 645 hectares work out to about 3.6 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 1049.

Getting to Vechalam

Vechalam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vechalam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Tenugupudi, Thimiram, Tyajampudi and Vakapalle. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Vechalam

As per the Census of India 2011, Vechalam village had a population of 2,307. That makes it the 17th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,440 residents.

Vechalam village has 1,166 males and 1,141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vechalam has about 979 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 1049.

The pincode recorded for Vechalam is 531075. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vechalam covers 645 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Vechalam notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Vechalam.

Vechalam is in Devarapalle tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.