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About Chilkalapalle Village

Chilkalapalle is a large village in Balijipeta tehsil, in the district of Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,952, made up of 1,452 males and 1,500 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 565 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535557, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chilkalapalle Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chilkalapalle village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Vizianagaram
Tehsil Balijipeta
Pincode 535557
Area (hectares) 565 hectares
Population 2,952
Male Population 1,452
Female Population 1,500
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chilkalapalle compares

By the 2011 count Chilkalapalle is the 7th largest of the 31 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,928 residents. Its 565 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Chilkalapalle

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

Chilkalapalle lies about 54 km from Vizianagaram, and the nearest railway station is Sitanagaram, about 19 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 Chilkalapalle
Tehsil headquarters Balijipeta 2.2 km
Nearest town Bobbili 18 km
Nearest railway station Sitanagaram 19 km
District headquarters Vizianagaram 54 km

Villages closest to Chilkalapalle

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 Chilkalapalle

As per the Census of India 2011, Chilkalapalle village had a population of 2,952. That makes it the 7th largest of the 31 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,928 residents.

Chilkalapalle village has 1,452 males and 1,500 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chilkalapalle has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

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

Chilkalapalle covers 565 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chilkalapalle is Sitanagaram, about 19 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 village for Chilkalapalle.

Chilkalapalle is about 54 km from Vizianagaram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chilkalapalle is in Balijipeta tehsil of Vizianagaram district. Balijipeta is about 2.2 km away. Bobbili is about 18 km away. Sitanagaram is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palagara (1.9 km), Kurmanadhapuram (2.6 km) and Vengapuram (2.7 km).

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

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