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About Dharapalle Village

Dharapalle is a small village in Munchingi Puttu tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 213, made up of 97 males and 116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,196 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharapalle Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharapalle village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Munchingi Puttu
Pincode 531040
Area (hectares) 79 hectares
Population 213
Male Population 97
Female Population 116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,196
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharapalle compares

By the 2011 count Dharapalle is the 64th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 159 residents. Its 79 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1130.

Getting to Dharapalle

Dharapalle is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dharapalle as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Dharapalle from other places

Dharapalle lies about 28 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Alamanda, about 3.8 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 Dharapalle
Nearest railway station Alamanda 3.8 km
Nearest town Vizianagaram 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Munchingi Puttu 28 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 28 km

Villages closest to Dharapalle

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 Dharapalle

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharapalle village had a population of 213. That makes it the 64th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 159 residents.

Dharapalle village has 97 males and 116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharapalle has about 1196 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1130.

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

Dharapalle covers 79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dharapalle is Alamanda, about 3.8 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dharapalle.

Dharapalle is about 28 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharapalle is in Munchingi Puttu tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Alamanda is about 3.8 km away. Vizianagaram is about 19 km away. Munchingi Puttu is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bangurupalle (under 2 km), Chinasariyapalle (under 2 km) and Kantavaram (2.1 km).

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

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