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About Barapalle Village

Barapalle is a mid sized village in Hukumpeta tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 529, made up of 271 males and 258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 211 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531077, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barapalle Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barapalle village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Hukumpeta
Pincode 531077
Area (hectares) 211 hectares
Population 529
Male Population 271
Female Population 258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barapalle compares

By the 2011 count Barapalle is the 28th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 313 residents. Its 211 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 1135.

Getting to Barapalle

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

Barapalle lies about 79 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Darliput, about 23 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 Barapalle
Tehsil headquarters Hukumpeta 2.5 km
Nearest railway station Darliput 23 km
Nearest town Chodavaram 42 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 79 km

Villages closest to Barapalle

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barapalle village had a population of 529. That makes it the 28th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 313 residents.

Barapalle village has 271 males and 258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barapalle has about 952 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 1135.

The pincode recorded for Barapalle is 531077. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barapalle covers 211 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barapalle falls under Hukumpeta tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barapalle is Darliput, about 23 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 <5 km distance for Barapalle.

Barapalle is about 79 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barapalle is in Hukumpeta tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Hukumpeta is about 2.5 km away. Darliput is about 23 km away. Chodavaram 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 Burmanguda (1.9 km), Gadugupalle (2.4 km) and Hukumpeta (2.5 km).

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

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