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About Vayya Village

Vayya is a small village in Dumbriguda tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 336, made up of 158 males and 178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,127 females per 1000 males. The village covers 399 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vayya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vayya village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Dumbriguda
Pincode 531151
Area (hectares) 399 hectares
Population 336
Male Population 158
Female Population 178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,127
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vayya compares

By the 2011 count Vayya is the 47th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 564 residents. Its 399 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1145.

Getting to Vayya

Vayya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Vayya as Available within <5 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 Vayya from other places

Vayya lies about 14 km from Dumbriguda, and the nearest railway station is Duvvada, about 5.9 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 Vayya
Nearest town Visakhapatnam under 2 km
Nearest railway station Duvvada 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Dumbriguda 14 km

Villages closest to Vayya

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 Vayya

As per the Census of India 2011, Vayya village had a population of 336. That makes it the 47th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 564 residents.

Vayya village has 158 males and 178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vayya has about 1127 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1145.

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

Vayya covers 399 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Vayya is Duvvada, about 5.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Vayya.

Vayya is about 14 km from Dumbriguda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vayya is in Dumbriguda tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Visakhapatnam is about under 2 km away. Duvvada is about 5.9 km away. Dumbriguda is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anjoda (under 2 km), Araku (under 2 km) and Arama (under 2 km).

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

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