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About Arasada Village

Arasada is a large village in Balijipeta tehsil, in the district of Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,019, made up of 1,473 males and 1,546 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,050 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1101 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535557, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arasada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arasada village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Vizianagaram
Tehsil Balijipeta
Pincode 535557
Area (hectares) 1101 hectares
Population 3,019
Male Population 1,473
Female Population 1,546
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,050
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Arasada compares

By the 2011 count Arasada is the 6th largest of the 31 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,928 residents. Its 1101 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Arasada

Arasada is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Arasada as Available within village. 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 Arasada from other places

Arasada lies about 61 km from Vizianagaram, and the nearest railway station is Narsipuram Halt, about 13 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 Arasada
Tehsil headquarters Balijipeta 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Narsipuram Halt 13 km
Nearest town Pārvatipuram 16 km
District headquarters Vizianagaram 61 km

Villages closest to Arasada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arasada village had a population of 3,019. That makes it the 6th largest of the 31 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,928 residents.

Arasada village has 1,473 males and 1,546 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arasada has about 1050 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Arasada is 535557. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arasada covers 1101 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arasada falls under Balijipeta tehsil of Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Arasada is Narsipuram Halt, about 13 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Arasada.

Arasada is about 61 km from Vizianagaram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arasada is in Balijipeta tehsil of Vizianagaram district. Balijipeta is about 5.8 km away. Narsipuram Halt is about 13 km away. Pārvatipuram is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panukuvalasa Arasada (under 2 km), Muragadam (under 2 km) and Padamayavalasa (1.8 km).

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

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