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About Vallapuram Village

Vallapuram is a large village in Gurla tehsil, in the district of Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,505, made up of 1,245 males and 1,260 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 601 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vallapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vallapuram village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Vizianagaram
Tehsil Gurla
Pincode 535217
Area (hectares) 601 hectares
Population 2,505
Male Population 1,245
Female Population 1,260
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Vallapuram compares

By the 2011 count Vallapuram is the 11th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,659 residents. Its 601 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Vallapuram

Vallapuram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vallapuram 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vallapuram from other places

Vallapuram lies about 53 km from Vizianagaram, and the nearest railway station is Rompalle, about 3.1 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 Vallapuram
Nearest railway station Rompalle 3.1 km
Nearest town Sālūr 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Gurla 29 km
District headquarters Vizianagaram 53 km

Villages closest to Vallapuram

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.

Common questions about Vallapuram

As per the Census of India 2011, Vallapuram village had a population of 2,505. That makes it the 11th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,659 residents.

Vallapuram village has 1,245 males and 1,260 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vallapuram has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Vallapuram is 535217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vallapuram covers 601 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Vallapuram is Rompalle, about 3.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Vallapuram.

Vallapuram is about 53 km from Vizianagaram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vallapuram is in Gurla tehsil of Vizianagaram district. Rompalle is about 3.1 km away. Sālūr is about 6.4 km away. Gurla is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gurla (29 km), Gudem (34 km) and Kondagandredu (39 km).

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

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