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About Bharanikam Village

Bharanikam is a mid sized village in Pusapatirega tehsil, in the district of Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 557, made up of 269 males and 288 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 316 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bharanikam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharanikam village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Vizianagaram
Tehsil Pusapatirega
Pincode 535213
Area (hectares) 316 hectares
Population 557
Male Population 269
Female Population 288
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,071
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bharanikam compares

By the 2011 count Bharanikam is the 30th largest of the 36 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,999 residents. Its 316 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Bharanikam

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

Bharanikam lies about 22 km from Vizianagaram, and the nearest railway station is Gujjangivalasa, about 20 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 Bharanikam
Tehsil headquarters Pusapatirega 7.3 km
Nearest railway station Gujjangivalasa 20 km
Nearest town Nellimarla 20 km
District headquarters Vizianagaram 22 km

Villages closest to Bharanikam

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 Bharanikam

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharanikam village had a population of 557. That makes it the 30th largest of the 36 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,999 residents.

Bharanikam village has 269 males and 288 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharanikam has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

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

Bharanikam covers 316 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Bharanikam is Gujjangivalasa, about 20 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 village for Bharanikam.

Bharanikam is about 22 km from Vizianagaram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bharanikam is in Pusapatirega tehsil of Vizianagaram district. Pusapatirega is about 7.3 km away. Gujjangivalasa is about 20 km away. Nellimarla 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 Govindapuram (under 2 km), Lankalapallipalem (1.8 km) and Roluchappidi (1.8 km).

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

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