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About Kella Village

Kella is a large village in Gurla tehsil, in the district of Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,957, made up of 2,437 males and 2,520 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1068 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kella Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kella village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Vizianagaram
Tehsil Gurla
Pincode 535217
Area (hectares) 1068 hectares
Population 4,957
Male Population 2,437
Female Population 2,520
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kella compares

By the 2011 count Kella is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,659 residents. Its 1068 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Kella

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

Kella lies about 13 km from Vizianagaram, and the nearest railway station is Gujjangivalasa, about under 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 Kella
Nearest railway station Gujjangivalasa under 2 km
Nearest town Nellimarla 7.4 km
District headquarters Vizianagaram 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Gurla 29 km

Villages closest to Kella

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 Kella

As per the Census of India 2011, Kella village had a population of 4,957. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,659 residents.

Kella village has 2,437 males and 2,520 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kella has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

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

Kella covers 1068 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kella is Gujjangivalasa, about under 2 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 village for Kella.

Kella is about 13 km from Vizianagaram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kella is in Gurla tehsil of Vizianagaram district. Gujjangivalasa is about under 2 km away. Nellimarla is about 7.4 km away. Vizianagaram is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gorlapeta Jagannadhapuram (under 2 km), Manyapuripeta (under 2 km) and Garida (2.2 km).

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

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