About Rapaka Village

Rapaka is a mid sized village in Iragavaram tehsil, in the district of West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,768, made up of 902 males and 866 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 339 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 534320, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rapaka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rapaka village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	West Godavari
Tehsil	Iragavaram
Pincode	534320
Area (hectares)	339 hectares
Population	1,768
Male Population	902
Female Population	866
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	960
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rapaka compares

By the 2011 count Rapaka is the 13th largest of the 21 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,135 residents. Its 339 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Rapaka

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

Rapaka lies about 66 km from West Godavari, and the nearest railway station is Velpuru, about 7.5 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 Rapaka
Tehsil headquarters	Iragavaram	2.7 km
Nearest town	Penugonda	5.7 km
Nearest railway station	Velpuru	7.5 km
District headquarters	West Godavari	66 km

Villages closest to Rapaka

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

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Common questions about Rapaka

As per the Census of India 2011, Rapaka village had a population of 1,768. That makes it the 13th largest of the 21 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,135 residents.

Rapaka village has 902 males and 866 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rapaka has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Rapaka is 534320. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rapaka covers 339 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rapaka falls under Iragavaram tehsil of West Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rapaka is Velpuru, about 7.5 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 Rapaka.

Rapaka is about 66 km from West Godavari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rapaka is in Iragavaram tehsil of West Godavari district. Iragavaram is about 2.7 km away. Penugonda is about 5.7 km away. Velpuru is about 7.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.