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About Katnagallu Village

Katnagallu is a large village in Pedda Thippasamudram tehsil, in the district of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,209, made up of 1,065 males and 1,144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,074 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1639 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 517391, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katnagallu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katnagallu village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Chittoor
Tehsil Pedda Thippasamudram
Pincode 517391
Area (hectares) 1639 hectares
Population 2,209
Male Population 1,065
Female Population 1,144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,074
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katnagallu compares

By the 2011 count Katnagallu is the 11th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,794 residents. Its 1639 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 987.

Getting to Katnagallu

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

Katnagallu lies about 11 km from Chittoor, and the nearest railway station is Siddampalli, about 7.3 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 Katnagallu
Nearest railway station Siddampalli 7.3 km
Nearest town Rāmāpuram 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Pedda Thippasamudram 11 km
District headquarters Chittoor 11 km

Villages closest to Katnagallu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pedda Thippasamudram 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 Katnagallu

As per the Census of India 2011, Katnagallu village had a population of 2,209. That makes it the 11th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,794 residents.

Katnagallu village has 1,065 males and 1,144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katnagallu has about 1074 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Katnagallu is 517391. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katnagallu covers 1639 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.

Katnagallu falls under Pedda Thippasamudram tehsil of Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Katnagallu is Siddampalli, about 7.3 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 Katnagallu.

Katnagallu is about 11 km from Chittoor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katnagallu is in Pedda Thippasamudram tehsil of Chittoor district. Siddampalli is about 7.3 km away. Rāmāpuram is about 9.7 km away. Pedda Thippasamudram is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ananthapuram (2.7 km), Thummarakunta (11 km) and Rangasamudram (13 km).

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

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