About Palavalasa Village

Palavalasa is a mid sized village in Gurla tehsil, in the district of Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,911, made up of 956 males and 955 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 402 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palavalasa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palavalasa village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Vizianagaram
Tehsil	Gurla
Pincode	535220
Area (hectares)	402 hectares
Population	1,911
Male Population	956
Female Population	955
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	999
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Palavalasa compares

By the 2011 count Palavalasa is the 15th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,659 residents. Its 402 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Palavalasa

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

Palavalasa lies about 15 km from Vizianagaram, and the nearest railway station is Gujjangivalasa, about 5.2 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 Palavalasa
Nearest railway station	Gujjangivalasa	5.2 km
Nearest town	Nellimarla	9.9 km
District headquarters	Vizianagaram	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gurla	24 km

Villages closest to Palavalasa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palavalasa village had a population of 1,911. That makes it the 15th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,659 residents.

Palavalasa village has 956 males and 955 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palavalasa has about 999 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

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

Palavalasa covers 402 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palavalasa falls under Gurla tehsil of Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Palavalasa is Gujjangivalasa, about 5.2 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 Palavalasa.

Palavalasa is about 15 km from Vizianagaram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palavalasa is in Gurla tehsil of Vizianagaram district. Gujjangivalasa is about 5.2 km away. Nellimarla is about 9.9 km away. Vizianagaram is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.