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About Krishnapuram Village

Krishnapuram is a mid sized village in Renigunta tehsil, in the district of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,994, made up of 972 males and 1,022 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3346 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 517520, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Krishnapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Krishnapuram village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Chittoor
Tehsil Renigunta
Pincode 517520
Area (hectares) 3346 hectares
Population 1,994
Male Population 972
Female Population 1,022
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Krishnapuram compares

By the 2011 count Krishnapuram is the 7th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,659 residents. Its 3346 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 973.

Getting to Krishnapuram

Krishnapuram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Krishnapuram 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Krishnapuram from other places

Krishnapuram lies about 72 km from Chittoor, and the nearest railway station is Yerpedu, about 2.6 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 Krishnapuram
Nearest railway station Yerpedu 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Renigunta 5.4 km
District headquarters Chittoor 72 km

Villages closest to Krishnapuram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Krishnapuram village had a population of 1,994. That makes it the 7th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,659 residents.

Krishnapuram village has 972 males and 1,022 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Krishnapuram has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Krishnapuram is 517520. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Krishnapuram covers 3346 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Krishnapuram falls under Renigunta tehsil of Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Krishnapuram is Yerpedu, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Krishnapuram is about 72 km from Chittoor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Krishnapuram is in Renigunta tehsil of Chittoor district. Yerpedu is about 2.6 km away. Renigunta is about 5.4 km away. Chittoor is about 72 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Srinivasaudasipuram (under 2 km), Dharmapuram Khandriga (1.6 km) and R Mallavaram (2.1 km).

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

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