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About Kirikera Village

Kirikera is one of the larger villages in Hindupur tehsil, in the district of Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,184, made up of 5,571 males and 5,613 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1395 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 515221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kirikera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kirikera village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Anantapur
Tehsil Hindupur
Pincode 515221
Area (hectares) 1395 hectares
Population 11,184
Male Population 5,571
Female Population 5,613
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kirikera compares

By the 2011 count Kirikera is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,704 residents. Its 1395 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Kirikera

Kirikera is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kirikera 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kirikera from other places

Kirikera lies about 102 km from Anantapur, and the nearest railway station is Hindupur, about 5.8 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 Kirikera
Nearest railway station Hindupur 5.8 km
District headquarters Anantapur 102 km

Villages closest to Kirikera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kirikera village had a population of 11,184. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,704 residents.

Kirikera village has 5,571 males and 5,613 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kirikera has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Kirikera is 515221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kirikera covers 1395 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kirikera falls under Hindupur tehsil of Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kirikera is Hindupur, about 5.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kirikera.

Kirikera is about 102 km from Anantapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kirikera is in Hindupur tehsil of Anantapur district. Hindupur is about 5.8 km away. Anantapur is about 102 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nakkalapalle (1.7 km), Kotipi (3.6 km) and Devarapalle (3.9 km).

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

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