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About Mokalapadu Village

Mokalapadu is a mid sized village in Gantyada tehsil, in the district of Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 542, made up of 271 males and 271 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535160, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mokalapadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mokalapadu village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Vizianagaram
Tehsil Gantyada
Pincode 535160
Area (hectares) 142 hectares
Population 542
Male Population 271
Female Population 271
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mokalapadu compares

By the 2011 count Mokalapadu is the 37th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,490 residents. Its 142 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Mokalapadu

Mokalapadu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mokalapadu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Mokalapadu from other places

Mokalapadu lies about 19 km from Vizianagaram, and the nearest railway station is Shrungavarapukota, about 11 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 Mokalapadu
Tehsil headquarters Gantyada 6.4 km
Nearest railway station Shrungavarapukota 11 km
District headquarters Vizianagaram 19 km

Villages closest to Mokalapadu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mokalapadu village had a population of 542. That makes it the 37th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,490 residents.

Mokalapadu village has 271 males and 271 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mokalapadu has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Mokalapadu is 535160. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mokalapadu covers 142 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mokalapadu falls under Gantyada tehsil of Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mokalapadu is Shrungavarapukota, about 11 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 km distance for Mokalapadu.

Mokalapadu is about 19 km from Vizianagaram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mokalapadu is in Gantyada tehsil of Vizianagaram district. Gantyada is about 6.4 km away. Shrungavarapukota is about 11 km away. Vizianagaram 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 Ramabhadrapuram (under 2 km), Pentasrirampuram (under 2 km) and Bonangi (1.9 km).

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

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