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About Kappala Banda Village

Kappala Banda is a large village in Puttaparthi tehsil, in the district of Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,216, made up of 1,117 males and 1,099 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1686 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 515133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kappala Banda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kappala Banda village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Anantapur
Tehsil Puttaparthi
Pincode 515133
Area (hectares) 1686 hectares
Population 2,216
Male Population 1,117
Female Population 1,099
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kappala Banda compares

By the 2011 count Kappala Banda is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,411 residents. Its 1686 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Kappala Banda

Kappala Banda 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 Kappala Banda 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kappala Banda from other places

Kappala Banda lies about 61 km from Anantapur, and the nearest railway station is Sri Satya Sai Prashanthi Nilayam Railway Station, about 1.6 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 Kappala Banda
Nearest railway station Sri Satya Sai Prashanthi Nilayam Railway Station 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Puttaparthi 6.5 km
Nearest town Gorantla 18 km
District headquarters Anantapur 61 km

Villages closest to Kappala Banda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kappala Banda village had a population of 2,216. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,411 residents.

Kappala Banda village has 1,117 males and 1,099 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kappala Banda has about 984 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 981.

The pincode recorded for Kappala Banda is 515133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kappala Banda covers 1686 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kappala Banda falls under Puttaparthi tehsil of Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kappala Banda is Sri Satya Sai Prashanthi Nilayam Railway Station, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Kappala Banda is about 61 km from Anantapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kappala Banda is in Puttaparthi tehsil of Anantapur district. Sri Satya Sai Prashanthi Nilayam Railway Station is about 1.6 km away. Puttaparthi is about 6.5 km away. Gorantla is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagarajupalle (2.7 km), Beedupalle (3.7 km) and Brahmanapalle (4.5 km).

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

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