About Karani Village

Karani is a large village in Nagalapuram tehsil, in the district of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,526, made up of 1,198 males and 1,328 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,109 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1959 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 517585, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karani village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Chittoor
Tehsil	Nagalapuram
Pincode	517585
Area (hectares)	1959 hectares
Population	2,526
Male Population	1,198
Female Population	1,328
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,109
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Karani compares

By the 2011 count Karani is the 6th largest of the 12 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,836 residents. Its 1959 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Karani

Karani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karani 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 Karani from other places

Karani lies about 85 km from Chittoor, and the nearest railway station is Putlur, about 26 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 Karani
Tehsil headquarters	Nagalapuram	9.1 km
Nearest railway station	Putlur	26 km
District headquarters	Chittoor	85 km

Villages closest to Karani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karani village had a population of 2,526. That makes it the 6th largest of the 12 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,836 residents.

Karani village has 1,198 males and 1,328 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karani has about 1109 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Karani is 517585. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karani covers 1959 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.

Karani falls under Nagalapuram tehsil of Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karani is Putlur, about 26 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 Karani.

Karani is about 85 km from Chittoor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karani is in Nagalapuram tehsil of Chittoor district. Nagalapuram is about 9.1 km away. Putlur is about 26 km away. Chittoor is about 85 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.