About Chadam Village

Chadam is a large village in Rayadurg tehsil, in the district of Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,417, made up of 1,789 males and 1,628 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 825 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 515865, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chadam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chadam village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Anantapur
Tehsil	Rayadurg
Pincode	515865
Area (hectares)	825 hectares
Population	3,417
Male Population	1,789
Female Population	1,628
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	910
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chadam compares

By the 2011 count Chadam is the 6th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,924 residents. Its 825 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Chadam

Chadam is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chadam as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Chadam from other places

Chadam lies about 80 km from Anantapur, and the nearest railway station is Rayadurg Junction, about 6.9 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 Chadam
Nearest railway station	Rayadurg Junction	6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rayadurg	7.6 km
Nearest town	Rāyadrug	7.6 km
District headquarters	Anantapur	80 km

Villages closest to Chadam

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

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Common questions about Chadam

As per the Census of India 2011, Chadam village had a population of 3,417. That makes it the 6th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,924 residents.

Chadam village has 1,789 males and 1,628 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chadam has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Chadam is 515865. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chadam covers 825 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chadam falls under Rayadurg tehsil of Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chadam is Rayadurg Junction, about 6.9 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chadam.

Chadam is about 80 km from Anantapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chadam is in Rayadurg tehsil of Anantapur district. Rayadurg Junction is about 6.9 km away. Rayadurg is about 7.6 km away. Rāyadrug is about 7.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.