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About Tangalam Village

Tangalam is a small village in Pachipenta tehsil, in the district of Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 182, made up of 88 males and 94 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535592, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tangalam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tangalam village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Vizianagaram
Tehsil Pachipenta
Pincode 535592
Area (hectares) 22 hectares
Population 182
Male Population 88
Female Population 94
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,068
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tangalam compares

By the 2011 count Tangalam is the 46th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 946 residents. Its 22 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1060.

Getting to Tangalam

Tangalam is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Tangalam as Available within 10+ 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 Tangalam from other places

Tangalam lies about 43 km from Vizianagaram, and the nearest railway station is Borra Guhalu, about 9.9 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 Tangalam
Nearest railway station Borra Guhalu 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Pachipenta 14 km
Nearest town Sālūr 22 km
District headquarters Vizianagaram 43 km

Villages closest to Tangalam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tangalam village had a population of 182. That makes it the 46th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 946 residents.

Tangalam village has 88 males and 94 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tangalam has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1060.

The pincode recorded for Tangalam is 535592. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tangalam covers 22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tangalam falls under Pachipenta tehsil of Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tangalam is Borra Guhalu, about 9.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Tangalam.

Tangalam is about 43 km from Vizianagaram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tangalam is in Pachipenta tehsil of Vizianagaram district. Borra Guhalu is about 9.9 km away. Pachipenta is about 14 km away. Sālūr is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chittipuram (2.1 km), Sathabi (3.8 km) and Kondaluddandi (6.0 km).

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

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