About Irikipenta Village

Irikipenta is a large village in Somala tehsil, in the district of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,265, made up of 1,648 males and 1,617 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1498 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 517234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Irikipenta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Irikipenta village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Chittoor
Tehsil	Somala
Pincode	517234
Area (hectares)	1498 hectares
Population	3,265
Male Population	1,648
Female Population	1,617
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	981
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Irikipenta compares

By the 2011 count Irikipenta is the 6th largest of the 13 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,348 residents. Its 1498 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 994.

Getting to Irikipenta

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

Irikipenta lies about 44 km from Chittoor, and the nearest railway station is Kalikiri, about 20 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 Irikipenta
Tehsil headquarters	Somala	2.9 km
Nearest railway station	Kalikiri	20 km
Nearest town	Punganūru	26 km
District headquarters	Chittoor	44 km

Villages closest to Irikipenta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Irikipenta village had a population of 3,265. That makes it the 6th largest of the 13 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,348 residents.

Irikipenta village has 1,648 males and 1,617 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Irikipenta has about 981 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 994.

The pincode recorded for Irikipenta is 517234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Irikipenta covers 1498 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Irikipenta falls under Somala tehsil of Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Irikipenta is Kalikiri, about 20 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 Irikipenta.

Irikipenta is about 44 km from Chittoor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Irikipenta is in Somala tehsil of Chittoor district. Somala is about 2.9 km away. Kalikiri is about 20 km away. Punganūru is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.