About Basavapalem Village

Basavapalem is a mid sized village in Bhogapuram tehsil, in the district of Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,636, made up of 779 males and 857 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,100 females per 1000 males. The village covers 308 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basavapalem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basavapalem village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Vizianagaram
Tehsil	Bhogapuram
Pincode	535216
Area (hectares)	308 hectares
Population	1,636
Male Population	779
Female Population	857
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,100
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Basavapalem compares

By the 2011 count Basavapalem is the 13th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,889 residents. Its 308 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Basavapalem

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

Basavapalem lies about 11 km from Vizianagaram, and the nearest railway station is Korukonda, about 1.8 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 Basavapalem
Nearest railway station	Korukonda	1.8 km
District headquarters	Vizianagaram	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhogapuram	19 km

Villages closest to Basavapalem

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basavapalem village had a population of 1,636. That makes it the 13th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,889 residents.

Basavapalem village has 779 males and 857 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basavapalem has about 1100 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Basavapalem is 535216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basavapalem covers 308 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basavapalem falls under Bhogapuram tehsil of Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basavapalem is Korukonda, about 1.8 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 Basavapalem.

Basavapalem is about 11 km from Vizianagaram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basavapalem is in Bhogapuram tehsil of Vizianagaram district. Korukonda is about 1.8 km away. Vizianagaram is about 11 km away. Bhogapuram is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.