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About Kona Village

Kona is a large village in Kalakada tehsil, in the district of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,972, made up of 1,457 males and 1,515 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1074 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 517235, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kona village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Chittoor
Tehsil Kalakada
Pincode 517235
Area (hectares) 1074 hectares
Population 2,972
Male Population 1,457
Female Population 1,515
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kona compares

By the 2011 count Kona is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,145 residents. Its 1074 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Kona

Kona is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kona as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kona from other places

Kona lies about 80 km from Chittoor, and the nearest railway station is Kalikiri, about 22 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 Kona
Tehsil headquarters Kalakada 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Kalikiri 22 km
Nearest town Rayachoti 25 km
District headquarters Chittoor 80 km

Villages closest to Kona

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kona village had a population of 2,972. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,145 residents.

Kona village has 1,457 males and 1,515 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kona has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Kona is 517235. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kona covers 1074 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kona falls under Kalakada tehsil of Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kona is Kalikiri, about 22 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 <5 km distance for Kona.

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

Kona is in Kalakada tehsil of Chittoor district. Kalakada is about 6.8 km away. Kalikiri is about 22 km away. Rayachoti is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gudibanda (under 2 km), Devalapalle (1.6 km) and Ratiguntapalle (3.7 km).

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

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