About Pongalipaka Village

Pongalipaka is a mid sized village in Madugula tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,209, made up of 592 males and 617 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 372 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pongalipaka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pongalipaka village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Visakhapatnam
Tehsil	Madugula
Pincode	531027
Area (hectares)	372 hectares
Population	1,209
Male Population	592
Female Population	617
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,042
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pongalipaka compares

By the 2011 count Pongalipaka is the 22nd largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,470 residents. Its 372 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Pongalipaka

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

Pongalipaka lies about 61 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Bayyavaram, about 28 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 Pongalipaka
Tehsil headquarters	Madugula	10 km
Nearest town	Chodavaram	19 km
Nearest railway station	Bayyavaram	28 km
District headquarters	Visakhapatnam	61 km

Villages closest to Pongalipaka

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

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Common questions about Pongalipaka

As per the Census of India 2011, Pongalipaka village had a population of 1,209. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,470 residents.

Pongalipaka village has 592 males and 617 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pongalipaka has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Pongalipaka is 531027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pongalipaka covers 372 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pongalipaka falls under Madugula tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pongalipaka is Bayyavaram, about 28 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 10+ km distance for Pongalipaka.

Pongalipaka is about 61 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pongalipaka is in Madugula tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Madugula is about 10 km away. Chodavaram is about 19 km away. Bayyavaram is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.