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About Karepakam Village

Karepakam is a large village in Varadaiahpalem tehsil, in the district of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,862, made up of 1,448 males and 1,414 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1078 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 517541, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karepakam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karepakam village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Chittoor
Tehsil Varadaiahpalem
Pincode 517541
Area (hectares) 1078 hectares
Population 2,862
Male Population 1,448
Female Population 1,414
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karepakam compares

By the 2011 count Karepakam is the 5th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,554 residents. Its 1078 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Karepakam

Karepakam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karepakam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Karepakam from other places

Karepakam lies about 108 km from Chittoor, and the nearest railway station is Akkampeta, about 2.7 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 Karepakam
Nearest railway station Akkampeta 2.7 km
Nearest town Sūlūru 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Varadaiahpalem 8.2 km
District headquarters Chittoor 108 km

Villages closest to Karepakam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karepakam village had a population of 2,862. That makes it the 5th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,554 residents.

Karepakam village has 1,448 males and 1,414 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karepakam has about 977 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 1006.

The pincode recorded for Karepakam is 517541. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karepakam covers 1078 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karepakam falls under Varadaiahpalem tehsil of Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karepakam is Akkampeta, about 2.7 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 5 - 10 km distance for Karepakam.

Karepakam is about 108 km from Chittoor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karepakam is in Varadaiahpalem tehsil of Chittoor district. Akkampeta is about 2.7 km away. Sūlūru is about 7.7 km away. Varadaiahpalem is about 8.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nellatur (3.4 km), Gudalavaripalem (4.7 km) and Chedulapakam (5.8 km).

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

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