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About Thondapadu Village

Thondapadu is a large village in Gooty tehsil, in the district of Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,034, made up of 1,471 males and 1,563 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,063 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1098 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 515401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thondapadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thondapadu village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Anantapur
Tehsil Gooty
Pincode 515401
Area (hectares) 1098 hectares
Population 3,034
Male Population 1,471
Female Population 1,563
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,063
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Thondapadu compares

By the 2011 count Thondapadu is the 5th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,829 residents. Its 1098 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Thondapadu

Thondapadu is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Thondapadu 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Thondapadu from other places

Thondapadu lies about 50 km from Anantapur, and the nearest railway station is Jakkalacheruvu, about 2.6 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 Thondapadu
Nearest railway station Jakkalacheruvu 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Gooty 7.3 km
District headquarters Anantapur 50 km

Villages closest to Thondapadu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thondapadu village had a population of 3,034. That makes it the 5th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,829 residents.

Thondapadu village has 1,471 males and 1,563 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thondapadu has about 1063 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Thondapadu is 515401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thondapadu covers 1098 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thondapadu falls under Gooty tehsil of Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Thondapadu is Jakkalacheruvu, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Thondapadu.

Thondapadu is about 50 km from Anantapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thondapadu is in Gooty tehsil of Anantapur district. Jakkalacheruvu is about 2.6 km away. Gooty is about 7.3 km away. Anantapur is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jakkalacheruvu (2.3 km), Engilibanda (2.9 km) and Kothapeta (5.3 km).

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

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