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About Arigipalem Village

Arigipalem is a mid sized village in Vepada tehsil, in the district of Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,007, made up of 497 males and 510 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535281, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arigipalem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arigipalem village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Vizianagaram
Tehsil Vepada
Pincode 535281
Area (hectares) 189 hectares
Population 1,007
Male Population 497
Female Population 510
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Arigipalem compares

By the 2011 count Arigipalem is the 22nd largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents. Its 189 hectares work out to about 5.3 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 1017.

Getting to Arigipalem

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

Arigipalem lies about 31 km from Vizianagaram, and the nearest railway station is Lakkavarapukota, about under 2 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 Arigipalem
Nearest railway station Lakkavarapukota under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Vepada 5.9 km
Nearest town Vepagunta 30 km
District headquarters Vizianagaram 31 km

Villages closest to Arigipalem

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arigipalem village had a population of 1,007. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents.

Arigipalem village has 497 males and 510 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arigipalem has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Arigipalem is 535281. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arigipalem covers 189 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arigipalem falls under Vepada tehsil of Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Arigipalem is Lakkavarapukota, about under 2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Arigipalem.

Arigipalem is about 31 km from Vizianagaram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arigipalem is in Vepada tehsil of Vizianagaram district. Lakkavarapukota is about under 2 km away. Vepada is about 5.9 km away. Vepagunta is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sompuram (under 2 km), Paturu (2.1 km) and Jakeru (2.1 km).

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

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