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About Kancherupalem Village

Kancherupalem is a small village in Bhogapuram tehsil, in the district of Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 33, made up of 21 males and 12 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 571 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kancherupalem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kancherupalem village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Vizianagaram
Tehsil Bhogapuram
Pincode 535220
Area (hectares) 98 hectares
Population 33
Male Population 21
Female Population 12
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 571
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kancherupalem compares

By the 2011 count Kancherupalem is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,889 residents. Its 98 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Kancherupalem

Kancherupalem is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kancherupalem as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kancherupalem from other places

Kancherupalem lies about 22 km from Vizianagaram, and the nearest railway station is Vizianagaram Junction, about 22 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 Kancherupalem
Tehsil headquarters Bhogapuram 8.7 km
Nearest town Bhīmunipatnam 11 km
District headquarters Vizianagaram 22 km
Nearest railway station Vizianagaram Junction 22 km

Villages closest to Kancherupalem

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.

Common questions about Kancherupalem

As per the Census of India 2011, Kancherupalem village had a population of 33. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,889 residents.

Kancherupalem village has 21 males and 12 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kancherupalem has about 571 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Kancherupalem is 535220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kancherupalem covers 98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kancherupalem is Vizianagaram Junction, about 22 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kancherupalem.

Kancherupalem is about 22 km from Vizianagaram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kancherupalem is in Bhogapuram tehsil of Vizianagaram district. Bhogapuram is about 8.7 km away. Bhīmunipatnam is about 11 km away. Vizianagaram is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kancheru (2.6 km), Kongavanipalem (3.4 km) and Kavulavada (4.0 km).

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

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