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About Matchyapuram Village

Matchyapuram is a small village in Hukumpeta tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 159, made up of 73 males and 86 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,178 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531077, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matchyapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matchyapuram village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Hukumpeta
Pincode 531077
Area (hectares) 90 hectares
Population 159
Male Population 73
Female Population 86
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,178
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 Matchyapuram compares

By the 2011 count Matchyapuram is the 106th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 313 residents. Its 90 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, well above the tehsil average of 1135.

Getting to Matchyapuram

Matchyapuram is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Matchyapuram 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 Matchyapuram from other places

Matchyapuram lies about 89 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Darliput, about 38 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 Matchyapuram
Tehsil headquarters Hukumpeta 18 km
Nearest railway station Darliput 38 km
Nearest town Narsīpatnam 43 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 89 km

Villages closest to Matchyapuram

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 Matchyapuram

As per the Census of India 2011, Matchyapuram village had a population of 159. That makes it the 106th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 313 residents.

Matchyapuram village has 73 males and 86 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matchyapuram has about 1178 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1135.

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

Matchyapuram covers 90 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Matchyapuram is Darliput, about 38 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 Matchyapuram.

Matchyapuram is about 89 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matchyapuram is in Hukumpeta tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Hukumpeta is about 18 km away. Darliput is about 38 km away. Narsīpatnam is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pusalagaruvu (6.2 km), Goppulapalem (9.4 km) and Jarrakonda (10 km).

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

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