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About Kaligiri Village

Kaligiri is a large village in Penumuru tehsil, in the district of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,404, made up of 1,222 males and 1,182 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 832 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 517126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaligiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaligiri village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Chittoor
Tehsil Penumuru
Pincode 517126
Area (hectares) 832 hectares
Population 2,404
Male Population 1,222
Female Population 1,182
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaligiri compares

By the 2011 count Kaligiri is the 7th largest of the 17 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,443 residents. Its 832 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Kaligiri

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

Kaligiri lies about 12 km from Chittoor, and the nearest railway station is Putalapattu, 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 Kaligiri
Nearest railway station Putalapattu 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Penumuru 10 km
District headquarters Chittoor 12 km

Villages closest to Kaligiri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaligiri village had a population of 2,404. That makes it the 7th largest of the 17 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,443 residents.

Kaligiri village has 1,222 males and 1,182 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaligiri has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Kaligiri is 517126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaligiri covers 832 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kaligiri falls under Penumuru tehsil of Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kaligiri is Putalapattu, about 3.3 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 Kaligiri.

Kaligiri is about 12 km from Chittoor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaligiri is in Penumuru tehsil of Chittoor district. Putalapattu is about 3.3 km away. Penumuru is about 10 km away. Chittoor is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nanjarapalle (1.9 km), Chinnamareddi Khandriga (3.1 km) and Kalvagunta (3.3 km).

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

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