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About Bonkulapalem Village

Bonkulapalem is a small village in Koyyuru tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 122, made up of 51 males and 71 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,392 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531083, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bonkulapalem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bonkulapalem village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Koyyuru
Pincode 531083
Area (hectares) 227 hectares
Population 122
Male Population 51
Female Population 71
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,392
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bonkulapalem compares

By the 2011 count Bonkulapalem is the 97th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 375 residents. Its 227 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 1102.

Getting to Bonkulapalem

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

Bonkulapalem lies about 109 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Darliput, about 61 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 Bonkulapalem
Tehsil headquarters Koyyuru 33 km
Nearest town Narsīpatnam 44 km
Nearest railway station Darliput 61 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 109 km

Villages closest to Bonkulapalem

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Koyyuru 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 Bonkulapalem

As per the Census of India 2011, Bonkulapalem village had a population of 122. That makes it the 97th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 375 residents.

Bonkulapalem village has 51 males and 71 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bonkulapalem has about 1392 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1102.

The pincode recorded for Bonkulapalem is 531083. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bonkulapalem covers 227 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bonkulapalem falls under Koyyuru tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bonkulapalem is Darliput, about 61 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 Bonkulapalem.

Bonkulapalem is about 109 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bonkulapalem is in Koyyuru tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Koyyuru is about 33 km away. Narsīpatnam is about 44 km away. Darliput is about 61 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bangarupalem (under 2 km), Cheedipalem (under 2 km) and Dhonipalem (under 2 km).

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

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