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About Palanki Village

Palanki is a small village in Pusapatirega tehsil, in the district of Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 309, made up of 156 males and 153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palanki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palanki village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Vizianagaram
Tehsil Pusapatirega
Pincode 535213
Area (hectares) 147 hectares
Population 309
Male Population 156
Female Population 153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palanki compares

By the 2011 count Palanki is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,999 residents. Its 147 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Palanki

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

Palanki lies about 20 km from Vizianagaram. 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 Palanki
Tehsil headquarters Pusapatirega 5.6 km
Nearest town Nellimarla 19 km
District headquarters Vizianagaram 20 km

Villages closest to Palanki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palanki village had a population of 309. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,999 residents.

Palanki village has 156 males and 153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palanki has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Palanki is 535213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palanki covers 147 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palanki falls under Pusapatirega tehsil of Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh.

The census record for Palanki notes the nearest railway station 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 5 - 10 km distance for Palanki.

Palanki is about 20 km from Vizianagaram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palanki is in Pusapatirega tehsil of Vizianagaram district. Pusapatirega is about 5.6 km away. Nellimarla is about 19 km away. Vizianagaram is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kollayavalasa (under 2 km), Pasupam (1.7 km) and Thottadam (1.9 km).

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

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