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About Karakavalasa Village

Karakavalasa is a small village in Dumbriguda tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 150, made up of 73 males and 77 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karakavalasa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karakavalasa village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Dumbriguda
Pincode 531151
Area (hectares) 131 hectares
Population 150
Male Population 73
Female Population 77
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,055
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karakavalasa compares

By the 2011 count Karakavalasa is the 71st largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 564 residents. Its 131 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1145.

Getting to Karakavalasa

Karakavalasa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Karakavalasa as Available within 5 - 10 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 Karakavalasa from other places

Karakavalasa lies about 12 km from Visakhapatnam. 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 Karakavalasa
Nearest town Bhīmunipatnam 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Dumbriguda 12 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 12 km

Villages closest to Karakavalasa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karakavalasa village had a population of 150. That makes it the 71st largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 564 residents.

Karakavalasa village has 73 males and 77 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karakavalasa has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1145.

The pincode recorded for Karakavalasa is 531151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karakavalasa covers 131 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karakavalasa falls under Dumbriguda tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

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

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

Karakavalasa is about 12 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karakavalasa is in Dumbriguda tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Bhīmunipatnam is about 12 km away. Dumbriguda is about 12 km away. Visakhapatnam is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sagirivalasa (11 km), Sangamvalasa (11 km) and Borrapalem (14 km).

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

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