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About Santhapalem Village

Santhapalem is a mid sized village in K Kotapadu tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,458, made up of 739 males and 719 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 407 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531034, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Santhapalem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Santhapalem village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil K Kotapadu
Pincode 531034
Area (hectares) 407 hectares
Population 1,458
Male Population 739
Female Population 719
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Santhapalem compares

By the 2011 count Santhapalem is the 14th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,891 residents. Its 407 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Santhapalem

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

Santhapalem lies about 3.1 km from Visakhapatnam. 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 Santhapalem
Tehsil headquarters K Kotapadu 3.1 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 3.1 km
Nearest town Rasapūdipalem 3.1 km

Villages closest to Santhapalem

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in K Kotapadu 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 Santhapalem

As per the Census of India 2011, Santhapalem village had a population of 1,458. That makes it the 14th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,891 residents.

Santhapalem village has 739 males and 719 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Santhapalem has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Santhapalem is 531034. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Santhapalem covers 407 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Santhapalem falls under K Kotapadu tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The census record for Santhapalem notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Santhapalem.

Santhapalem is about 3.1 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Santhapalem is in K Kotapadu tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. K Kotapadu is about 3.1 km away. Visakhapatnam is about 3.1 km away. Rasapūdipalem is about 3.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Varada (14 km), Ramayogi Agraharam (16 km) and Pothanavalasa Agraharam (16 km).

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

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