About Vakapadu Village

Vakapadu is a large village in S Rayavaram tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,906, made up of 2,497 males and 2,409 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1599 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531060, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vakapadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vakapadu village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Visakhapatnam
Tehsil	S Rayavaram
Pincode	531060
Area (hectares)	1599 hectares
Population	4,906
Male Population	2,497
Female Population	2,409
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	965
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Vakapadu compares

By the 2011 count Vakapadu is the 6th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,368 residents. Its 1599 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1044.

Getting to Vakapadu

Vakapadu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Vakapadu as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Vakapadu from other places

Vakapadu lies about 59 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Regupalem, about 9.5 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 Vakapadu
Tehsil headquarters	S Rayavaram	4.7 km
Nearest railway station	Regupalem	9.5 km
Nearest town	Elamanchili	12 km
District headquarters	Visakhapatnam	59 km

Villages closest to Vakapadu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in S Rayavaram 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 Vakapadu

As per the Census of India 2011, Vakapadu village had a population of 4,906. That makes it the 6th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,368 residents.

Vakapadu village has 2,497 males and 2,409 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vakapadu has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1044.

The pincode recorded for Vakapadu is 531060. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vakapadu covers 1599 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vakapadu falls under S Rayavaram tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Vakapadu is Regupalem, about 9.5 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 5 - 10 km distance for Vakapadu.

Vakapadu is about 59 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vakapadu is in S Rayavaram tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. S Rayavaram is about 4.7 km away. Regupalem is about 9.5 km away. Elamanchili is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.