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About Rangapalle Village

Rangapalle is a small village in Hukumpeta tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 450, made up of 232 males and 218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531077, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rangapalle Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rangapalle village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Hukumpeta
Pincode 531077
Area (hectares) 120 hectares
Population 450
Male Population 232
Female Population 218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
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 Rangapalle compares

By the 2011 count Rangapalle is the 34th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 313 residents. Its 120 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1135.

Getting to Rangapalle

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

Rangapalle lies about 70 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Araku Valley, about 30 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 Rangapalle
Tehsil headquarters Hukumpeta 10 km
Nearest railway station Araku Valley 30 km
Nearest town Chodavaram 33 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 70 km

Villages closest to Rangapalle

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 Rangapalle

As per the Census of India 2011, Rangapalle village had a population of 450. That makes it the 34th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 313 residents.

Rangapalle village has 232 males and 218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rangapalle has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1135.

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

Rangapalle covers 120 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Rangapalle is Araku Valley, about 30 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 Rangapalle.

Rangapalle is about 70 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rangapalle is in Hukumpeta tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Hukumpeta is about 10 km away. Araku Valley is about 30 km away. Chodavaram is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Peda Nandiputtu (under 2 km), Cheekumaddula (under 2 km) and Gillibaddu (1.8 km).

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

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