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About Kalla Village

Kalla is one of the larger villages in Kalla tehsil, in the district of West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,853, made up of 3,431 males and 3,422 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1890 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 534237, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalla village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District West Godavari
Tehsil Kalla
Pincode 534237
Area (hectares) 1890 hectares
Population 6,853
Male Population 3,431
Female Population 3,422
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalla compares

By the 2011 count Kalla is the 4th largest of the 13 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 5,240 residents. Its 1890 hectares work out to about 3.6 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 1000.

Getting to Kalla

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

Kalla lies about 38 km from West Godavari, and the nearest railway station is Cherukuvada, about 6.0 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 Kalla
Nearest town Akivīdu 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Cherukuvada 6.0 km
District headquarters West Godavari 38 km

Villages closest to Kalla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalla village had a population of 6,853. That makes it the 4th largest of the 13 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,240 residents.

Kalla village has 3,431 males and 3,422 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalla has about 997 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 1000.

The pincode recorded for Kalla is 534237. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalla covers 1890 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalla falls under Kalla tehsil of West Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kalla is Cherukuvada, about 6.0 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 Kalla.

Kalla is about 38 km from West Godavari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalla is in Kalla tehsil of West Godavari district. Akivīdu is about 5.9 km away. Cherukuvada is about 6.0 km away. West Godavari is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kolanapalle (under 2 km), Doddanapudi (2.0 km) and Kallakuru (3.1 km).

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

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