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About Papayyavalasa Village

Papayyavalasa is a mid sized village in Makkuva tehsil, in the district of Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 813, made up of 416 males and 397 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Papayyavalasa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Papayyavalasa village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Vizianagaram
Tehsil Makkuva
Pincode 535501
Area (hectares) 64 hectares
Population 813
Male Population 416
Female Population 397
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Papayyavalasa compares

By the 2011 count Papayyavalasa is the 21st largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,031 residents. Its 64 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Papayyavalasa

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

Papayyavalasa lies about 62 km from Vizianagaram, and the nearest railway station is Sitanagaram, about 7.1 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 Papayyavalasa
Tehsil headquarters Makkuva 3.3 km
Nearest railway station Sitanagaram 7.1 km
Nearest town Bobbili 12 km
District headquarters Vizianagaram 62 km

Villages closest to Papayyavalasa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Papayyavalasa village had a population of 813. That makes it the 21st largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,031 residents.

Papayyavalasa village has 416 males and 397 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Papayyavalasa has about 954 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 1037.

The pincode recorded for Papayyavalasa is 535501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Papayyavalasa covers 64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Papayyavalasa falls under Makkuva tehsil of Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Papayyavalasa is Sitanagaram, about 7.1 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 Papayyavalasa.

Papayyavalasa is about 62 km from Vizianagaram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Papayyavalasa is in Makkuva tehsil of Vizianagaram district. Makkuva is about 3.3 km away. Sitanagaram is about 7.1 km away. Bobbili is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kasipatnam (under 2 km), Chandrayyapeta (under 2 km) and Mulakkayavalasa (1.5 km).

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

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