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About Krishnapuram Village

Krishnapuram is a large village in Garladinne tehsil, in the district of Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,942, made up of 1,506 males and 1,436 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1047 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 515731, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Krishnapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Krishnapuram village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Anantapur
Tehsil Garladinne
Pincode 515731
Area (hectares) 1047 hectares
Population 2,942
Male Population 1,506
Female Population 1,436
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Krishnapuram compares

By the 2011 count Krishnapuram is the 7th largest of the 18 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,988 residents. Its 1047 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 959.

Getting to Krishnapuram

Krishnapuram is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Krishnapuram 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Krishnapuram from other places

Krishnapuram lies about 78 km from Anantapur, and the nearest railway station is Malkapuram, about 7.6 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 Krishnapuram
Tehsil headquarters Garladinne 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Malkapuram 7.6 km
Nearest town Dhone 12 km
District headquarters Anantapur 78 km

Villages closest to Krishnapuram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Krishnapuram village had a population of 2,942. That makes it the 7th largest of the 18 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,988 residents.

Krishnapuram village has 1,506 males and 1,436 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Krishnapuram has about 954 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 959.

The pincode recorded for Krishnapuram is 515731. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Krishnapuram covers 1047 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Krishnapuram falls under Garladinne tehsil of Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Krishnapuram is Malkapuram, about 7.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Krishnapuram.

Krishnapuram is about 78 km from Anantapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Krishnapuram is in Garladinne tehsil of Anantapur district. Garladinne is about 4.6 km away. Malkapuram is about 7.6 km away. Dhone is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Muntimadugu (1.6 km), Garladinne (4.6 km) and Penakacherla (8.1 km).

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

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