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About Daragedda Village

Daragedda is a small village in Hukumpeta tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 286, made up of 140 males and 146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531077, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Daragedda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Daragedda village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Hukumpeta
Pincode 531077
Area (hectares) 111 hectares
Population 286
Male Population 140
Female Population 146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Daragedda compares

By the 2011 count Daragedda is the 64th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 313 residents. Its 111 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1135.

Getting to Daragedda

Daragedda is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Daragedda as Available within 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 Daragedda from other places

Daragedda lies about 63 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Tyada, about 24 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 Daragedda
Tehsil headquarters Hukumpeta 19 km
Nearest railway station Tyada 24 km
Nearest town Chodavaram 31 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 63 km

Villages closest to Daragedda

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 Daragedda

As per the Census of India 2011, Daragedda village had a population of 286. That makes it the 64th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 313 residents.

Daragedda village has 140 males and 146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Daragedda has about 1043 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 Daragedda is 531077. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Daragedda covers 111 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Daragedda is Tyada, about 24 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Daragedda.

Daragedda is about 63 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Daragedda is in Hukumpeta tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Hukumpeta is about 19 km away. Tyada is about 24 km away. Chodavaram is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Durgam (3.6 km), Kothavuru (3.7 km) and M Kothavuru (3.7 km).

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

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