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About Dosalapadu Village

Dosalapadu is a mid sized village in Nakkapalle tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,641, made up of 837 males and 804 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 253 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dosalapadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dosalapadu village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Nakkapalle
Pincode 531126
Area (hectares) 253 hectares
Population 1,641
Male Population 837
Female Population 804
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dosalapadu compares

By the 2011 count Dosalapadu is the 15th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,449 residents. Its 253 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Dosalapadu

Dosalapadu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dosalapadu as Available within 5 - 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 Dosalapadu from other places

Dosalapadu lies about 79 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Gullipadu, about 2.9 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 Dosalapadu
Nearest railway station Gullipadu 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Nakkapalle 9.0 km
Nearest town Payakaraopeta 10 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 79 km

Villages closest to Dosalapadu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dosalapadu village had a population of 1,641. That makes it the 15th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,449 residents.

Dosalapadu village has 837 males and 804 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dosalapadu has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Dosalapadu is 531126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dosalapadu covers 253 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dosalapadu falls under Nakkapalle tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dosalapadu is Gullipadu, about 2.9 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dosalapadu.

Dosalapadu is about 79 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dosalapadu is in Nakkapalle tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Gullipadu is about 2.9 km away. Nakkapalle is about 9.0 km away. Payakaraopeta is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mukundarajupeta (under 2 km), Ramanayyapeta (under 2 km) and Cheedika (1.5 km).

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

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