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About Empedu Village

Empedu is a mid sized village in Srikalahasti tehsil, in the district of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 996, made up of 505 males and 491 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 593 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 517620, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Empedu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Empedu village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Chittoor
Tehsil Srikalahasti
Pincode 517620
Area (hectares) 593 hectares
Population 996
Male Population 505
Female Population 491
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Empedu compares

By the 2011 count Empedu is the 23rd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 944 residents. Its 593 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Empedu

Empedu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Empedu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Empedu from other places

Empedu lies about 89 km from Chittoor, and the nearest railway station is Yataluru, about 6.1 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 Empedu
Nearest railway station Yataluru 6.1 km
Nearest town Venkatagiri 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Srikalahasti 17 km
District headquarters Chittoor 89 km

Villages closest to Empedu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Empedu village had a population of 996. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 944 residents.

Empedu village has 505 males and 491 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Empedu has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Empedu is 517620. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Empedu covers 593 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Empedu falls under Srikalahasti tehsil of Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Empedu is Yataluru, about 6.1 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 <5 km distance for Empedu.

Empedu is about 89 km from Chittoor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Empedu is in Srikalahasti tehsil of Chittoor district. Yataluru is about 6.1 km away. Venkatagiri is about 11 km away. Srikalahasti is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ammacheruvu (under 2 km), Vengalam Palle Endrapalle (under 2 km) and Pathagunta (2.4 km).

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

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