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About Palem Village

Palem is a mid sized village in Komarada tehsil, in the district of Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 567, made up of 286 males and 281 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 413 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535521, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palem village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Vizianagaram
Tehsil Komarada
Pincode 535521
Area (hectares) 413 hectares
Population 567
Male Population 286
Female Population 281
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palem compares

By the 2011 count Palem is the 24th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 566 residents. Its 413 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1122.

Getting to Palem

Palem is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Palem as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Palem from other places

Palem lies about 88 km from Vizianagaram, and the nearest railway station is Gumada, about 6.4 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 Palem
Tehsil headquarters Komarada 5.7 km
Nearest railway station Gumada 6.4 km
Nearest town Pārvatipuram 16 km
District headquarters Vizianagaram 88 km

Villages closest to Palem

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palem village had a population of 567. That makes it the 24th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 566 residents.

Palem village has 286 males and 281 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palem has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1122.

The pincode recorded for Palem is 535521. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palem covers 413 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Palem falls under Komarada tehsil of Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Palem is Gumada, about 6.4 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Palem.

Palem is about 88 km from Vizianagaram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palem is in Komarada tehsil of Vizianagaram district. Komarada is about 5.7 km away. Gumada is about 6.4 km away. Pārvatipuram is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Marriguda (under 2 km), Chekkavalasa (under 2 km) and Cheedipalle (1.6 km).

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

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