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About Dirrapalle Village

Dirrapalle is a small village in Hukumpeta tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 36, made up of 18 males and 18 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531077, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dirrapalle Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dirrapalle village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Hukumpeta
Pincode 531077
Area (hectares) 20 hectares
Population 36
Male Population 18
Female Population 18
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Dirrapalle compares

By the 2011 count Dirrapalle is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 313 residents. Its 20 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 1135.

Getting to Dirrapalle

Dirrapalle is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dirrapalle 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 Dirrapalle from other places

Dirrapalle lies about 69 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Araku Valley, about 22 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 Dirrapalle
Tehsil headquarters Hukumpeta 14 km
Nearest railway station Araku Valley 22 km
Nearest town Chodavaram 36 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 69 km

Villages closest to Dirrapalle

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 Dirrapalle

As per the Census of India 2011, Dirrapalle village had a population of 36. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 313 residents.

Dirrapalle village has 18 males and 18 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dirrapalle has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1135.

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

Dirrapalle covers 20 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Dirrapalle is Araku Valley, about 22 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dirrapalle.

Dirrapalle is about 69 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dirrapalle is in Hukumpeta tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Hukumpeta is about 14 km away. Araku Valley is about 22 km away. Chodavaram is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rapa (under 2 km), Totakurapadu (under 2 km) and Jakaramputtu (under 2 km).

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

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