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About Chigarapalle Village

Chigarapalle is a mid sized village in Irala tehsil, in the district of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,100, made up of 544 males and 556 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 499 hectares hectares.

Chigarapalle Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chigarapalle village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Chittoor
Tehsil Irala
Area (hectares) 499 hectares
Population 1,100
Male Population 544
Female Population 556
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chigarapalle compares

By the 2011 count Chigarapalle is the 14th largest of the 18 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,813 residents. Its 499 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Chigarapalle

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

How far is Chigarapalle from other places

Chigarapalle lies about 10 km from Chittoor, and the nearest railway station is Putalapattu, about 8.0 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 Chigarapalle
Nearest railway station Putalapattu 8.0 km
District headquarters Chittoor 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Irala 14 km

Villages closest to Chigarapalle

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chigarapalle village had a population of 1,100. That makes it the 14th largest of the 18 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,813 residents.

Chigarapalle village has 544 males and 556 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chigarapalle has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1006.

Chigarapalle covers 499 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chigarapalle falls under Irala tehsil of Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chigarapalle is Putalapattu, about 8.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Chigarapalle is about 10 km from Chittoor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chigarapalle is in Irala tehsil of Chittoor district. Putalapattu is about 8.0 km away. Chittoor is about 10 km away. Irala is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kothapalle (1.5 km), Kanipakam (1.8 km) and Mudigolam (4.2 km).

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

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