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About Vakapalle Village

Vakapalle is a small village in Hukumpeta tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 92, made up of 49 males and 43 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531077, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vakapalle Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vakapalle village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Hukumpeta
Pincode 531077
Area (hectares) 31 hectares
Population 92
Male Population 49
Female Population 43
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vakapalle compares

By the 2011 count Vakapalle is the 130th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 313 residents. Its 31 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1135.

Getting to Vakapalle

Vakapalle is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Vakapalle as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Vakapalle from other places

Vakapalle lies about 58 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Lakkavarapukota, about 32 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 Vakapalle
Nearest town Chodavaram 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Hukumpeta 23 km
Nearest railway station Lakkavarapukota 32 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 58 km

Villages closest to Vakapalle

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 Vakapalle

As per the Census of India 2011, Vakapalle village had a population of 92. That makes it the 130th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 313 residents.

Vakapalle village has 49 males and 43 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vakapalle has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1135.

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

Vakapalle covers 31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Vakapalle is Lakkavarapukota, about 32 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 5 - 10 km distance for Vakapalle.

Vakapalle is about 58 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vakapalle is in Hukumpeta tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Chodavaram is about 21 km away. Hukumpeta is about 23 km away. Lakkavarapukota is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dabbagaruvu (4.1 km), Sariyapolam (6.8 km) and Kothavuru (7.5 km).

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

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