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About Kontanapalli Village

Kontanapalli is a mid sized village in Rayadurg tehsil, in the district of Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,260, made up of 665 males and 595 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 725 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 515870, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kontanapalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kontanapalli village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Anantapur
Tehsil Rayadurg
Pincode 515870
Area (hectares) 725 hectares
Population 1,260
Male Population 665
Female Population 595
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kontanapalli compares

By the 2011 count Kontanapalli is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,924 residents. Its 725 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Kontanapalli

Kontanapalli 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 Kontanapalli 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 Kontanapalli from other places

Kontanapalli lies about 78 km from Anantapur, and the nearest railway station is Rayadurg Junction, about 3.3 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 Kontanapalli
Nearest railway station Rayadurg Junction 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Rayadurg 4.0 km
Nearest town Rāyadrug 4.0 km
District headquarters Anantapur 78 km

Villages closest to Kontanapalli

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.

Common questions about Kontanapalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Kontanapalli village had a population of 1,260. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,924 residents.

Kontanapalli village has 665 males and 595 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kontanapalli has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Kontanapalli is 515870. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kontanapalli covers 725 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kontanapalli is Rayadurg Junction, about 3.3 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 Kontanapalli.

Kontanapalli 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.

Kontanapalli is in Rayadurg tehsil of Anantapur district. Rayadurg Junction is about 3.3 km away. Rayadurg is about 4.0 km away. Rāyadrug is about 4.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vadrahonnur (3.4 km), Udegolam (3.5 km) and Chadam (5.8 km).

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

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