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About Dengam Village

Dengam is a small village in Munchingi Puttu tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 18, made up of 9 males and 9 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dengam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dengam village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Munchingi Puttu
Pincode 531040
Area (hectares) 53 hectares
Population 18
Male Population 9
Female Population 9
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dengam compares

By the 2011 count Dengam is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 159 residents. Its 53 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1130.

Getting to Dengam

Dengam is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dengam as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Dengam from other places

Dengam lies about 14 km from Munchingi Puttu, and the nearest railway station is Duvvada, about 5.9 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 Dengam
Nearest town Visakhapatnam under 2 km
Nearest railway station Duvvada 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Munchingi Puttu 14 km

Villages closest to Dengam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Munchingi Puttu 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 Dengam

As per the Census of India 2011, Dengam village had a population of 18. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 159 residents.

Dengam village has 9 males and 9 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dengam has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1130.

The pincode recorded for Dengam is 531040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dengam covers 53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dengam falls under Munchingi Puttu tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dengam is Duvvada, about 5.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dengam.

Dengam is about 14 km from Munchingi Puttu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dengam is in Munchingi Puttu tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Visakhapatnam is about under 2 km away. Duvvada is about 5.9 km away. Munchingi Puttu is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alabeeru (under 2 km), Ambapada (under 2 km) and Arabeeru (under 2 km).

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

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