About Palagara Village

Palagara is one of the larger villages in Balijipeta tehsil, in the district of Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,926, made up of 3,376 males and 3,550 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 737 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535557, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palagara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palagara village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Vizianagaram
Tehsil	Balijipeta
Pincode	535557
Area (hectares)	737 hectares
Population	6,926
Male Population	3,376
Female Population	3,550
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,052
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Palagara compares

By the 2011 count Palagara is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,928 residents. Its 737 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Palagara

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

Palagara lies about 56 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 Palagara
Tehsil headquarters	Balijipeta	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Sitanagaram	19 km
Nearest town	Bobbili	19 km
District headquarters	Vizianagaram	56 km

Villages closest to Palagara

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.

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Common questions about Palagara

As per the Census of India 2011, Palagara village had a population of 6,926. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,928 residents.

Palagara village has 3,376 males and 3,550 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palagara has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1020.

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

Palagara covers 737 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Palagara 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 Palagara.

Palagara is about 56 km from Vizianagaram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palagara is in Balijipeta tehsil of Vizianagaram district. Balijipeta is about under 2 km away. Sitanagaram is about 19 km away. Bobbili is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.