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About Korlam Village

Korlam is a mid sized village in Merakamudidam tehsil, in the district of Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,124, made up of 559 males and 565 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 481 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Korlam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Korlam village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Vizianagaram
Tehsil Merakamudidam
Pincode 535102
Area (hectares) 481 hectares
Population 1,124
Male Population 559
Female Population 565
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Korlam compares

By the 2011 count Korlam is the 16th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,468 residents. Its 481 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 998.

Getting to Korlam

Korlam is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Korlam as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Korlam from other places

Korlam lies about 30 km from Vizianagaram, and the nearest railway station is Chipurupalle, about 10 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 Korlam
Tehsil headquarters Merakamudidam 5.4 km
Nearest railway station Chipurupalle 10 km
Nearest town Chīpurupalle 10 km
District headquarters Vizianagaram 30 km

Villages closest to Korlam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Korlam village had a population of 1,124. That makes it the 16th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,468 residents.

Korlam village has 559 males and 565 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Korlam has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Korlam is 535102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Korlam covers 481 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Korlam falls under Merakamudidam tehsil of Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Korlam is Chipurupalle, about 10 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Korlam.

Korlam is about 30 km from Vizianagaram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Korlam is in Merakamudidam tehsil of Vizianagaram district. Merakamudidam is about 5.4 km away. Chipurupalle is about 10 km away. Chīpurupalle is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Billalavalasa (under 2 km), Badam (1.9 km) and Kothakarra (2.0 km).

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

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