| Karlapalem | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Map Alt: | Dynamic map |
| Pushpin Map: | India Andhra Pradesh |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Coordinates: | 15.9333°N 113°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Andhra Pradesh |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Bapatla |
| Subdivision Type3: | Mandal |
| Subdivision Name3: | Karlapalem |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Panchayati raj |
| Governing Body: | Karlapalem gram panchayat |
| Leader Title: | Sarpanch |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Ha: | 2623 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Footnotes: | [3] |
| Population Total: | 19874 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Telugu |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Area Code: | +91– |
| Registration Plate: | AP |
Karlapalem is a village in Bapatla district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Karlapalem mandal in Tenali revenue division.[4]
Karlapalem is situated at . It is spread over an area of 2623ha. The irrigation water for the village and its surrounding areas is drawn from Prakasam Barrage reservoir, through the Kommamuru and Poondla channels of Krishna Western Delta system.[5]
Karlapalem gram panchayat is the local self-government of the village. It is divided into wards and each ward is represented by a ward member.[6]
As per the school information report for the academic year 2018–19, the village has 28 schools. These include 10 private and 18 Zilla/Mandal Parishad schools.[7]