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About Japparu Village

Japparu is a small village in Munchingi Puttu tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 250, made up of 123 males and 127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 403 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Japparu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Japparu village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Munchingi Puttu
Pincode 531040
Area (hectares) 403 hectares
Population 250
Male Population 123
Female Population 127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Japparu compares

By the 2011 count Japparu is the 45th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 159 residents. Its 403 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 Japparu

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

Japparu 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 Japparu
Nearest town Visakhapatnam under 2 km
Nearest railway station Duvvada 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Munchingi Puttu 14 km

Villages closest to Japparu

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 Japparu

As per the Census of India 2011, Japparu village had a population of 250. That makes it the 45th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 159 residents.

Japparu village has 123 males and 127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Japparu has about 1033 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 Japparu is 531040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Japparu covers 403 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Japparu 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Japparu.

Japparu 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.

Japparu 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 Japparu today is likely to be higher.

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