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About Kontapalle Village

Kontapalle is a mid sized village in Hukumpeta tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 718, made up of 337 males and 381 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,131 females per 1000 males. The village covers 370 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531077, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kontapalle Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kontapalle village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Hukumpeta
Pincode 531077
Area (hectares) 370 hectares
Population 718
Male Population 337
Female Population 381
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,131
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kontapalle compares

By the 2011 count Kontapalle is the 18th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 313 residents. Its 370 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1135.

Getting to Kontapalle

Kontapalle is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kontapalle as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kontapalle from other places

Kontapalle lies about 76 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Darliput, about 31 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 Kontapalle
Tehsil headquarters Hukumpeta 7.4 km
Nearest railway station Darliput 31 km
Nearest town Chodavaram 37 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 76 km

Villages closest to Kontapalle

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 Kontapalle

As per the Census of India 2011, Kontapalle village had a population of 718. That makes it the 18th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 313 residents.

Kontapalle village has 337 males and 381 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kontapalle has about 1131 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1135.

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

Kontapalle covers 370 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kontapalle is Darliput, about 31 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kontapalle.

Kontapalle is about 76 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kontapalle is in Hukumpeta tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Hukumpeta is about 7.4 km away. Darliput is about 31 km away. Chodavaram is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nakkalaputtu (under 2 km), Panasaputtu (3.5 km) and Mandiputtu (4.2 km).

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

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