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About Polayavalasa Village

Polayavalasa is a mid sized village in Gurla tehsil, in the district of Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,201, made up of 598 males and 603 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 447 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Polayavalasa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Polayavalasa village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Vizianagaram
Tehsil Gurla
Pincode 535125
Area (hectares) 447 hectares
Population 1,201
Male Population 598
Female Population 603
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Polayavalasa compares

By the 2011 count Polayavalasa is the 22nd largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,659 residents. Its 447 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 Polayavalasa

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

Polayavalasa lies about 18 km from Vizianagaram, and the nearest railway station is Garividi, about 4.8 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 Polayavalasa
Nearest railway station Garividi 4.8 km
Nearest town Chīpurupalle 10 km
District headquarters Vizianagaram 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Gurla 27 km

Villages closest to Polayavalasa

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 Polayavalasa

As per the Census of India 2011, Polayavalasa village had a population of 1,201. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,659 residents.

Polayavalasa village has 598 males and 603 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Polayavalasa has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Polayavalasa is 535125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Polayavalasa covers 447 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Polayavalasa is Garividi, about 4.8 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 Polayavalasa.

Polayavalasa is about 18 km from Vizianagaram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Polayavalasa is in Gurla tehsil of Vizianagaram district. Garividi is about 4.8 km away. Chīpurupalle is about 10 km away. Vizianagaram is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thettangi (under 2 km), Thathavarikittali (2.2 km) and Gujjangivalasa (3.0 km).

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

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