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About Salipeta Village

Salipeta is a mid sized village in Gajapathinagaram tehsil, in the district of Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 649, made up of 316 males and 333 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535270, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salipeta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salipeta village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Vizianagaram
Tehsil Gajapathinagaram
Pincode 535270
Area (hectares) 260 hectares
Population 649
Male Population 316
Female Population 333
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,054
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Salipeta compares

By the 2011 count Salipeta is the 27th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,620 residents. Its 260 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 Salipeta

Salipeta is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Salipeta as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Salipeta from other places

Salipeta lies about 26 km from Vizianagaram, and the nearest railway station is Maradam Halt, about 5.9 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 Salipeta
Nearest railway station Maradam Halt 5.9 km
Nearest town Sālūr 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Gajapathinagaram 26 km
District headquarters Vizianagaram 26 km

Villages closest to Salipeta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salipeta village had a population of 649. That makes it the 27th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,620 residents.

Salipeta village has 316 males and 333 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salipeta has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Salipeta is 535270. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salipeta covers 260 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salipeta falls under Gajapathinagaram tehsil of Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Salipeta is Maradam Halt, about 5.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Salipeta.

Salipeta is about 26 km from Vizianagaram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salipeta is in Gajapathinagaram tehsil of Vizianagaram district. Maradam Halt is about 5.9 km away. Sālūr is about 24 km away. Gajapathinagaram is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chittayyavalasa (2.3 km), Kothabaggam (2.4 km) and Pathabaggam (2.5 km).

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

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