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About Kurinjalam Village

Kurinjalam is a mid sized village in Varadaiahpalem tehsil, in the district of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 573, made up of 264 males and 309 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,170 females per 1000 males. The village covers 310 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 517541, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurinjalam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurinjalam village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Chittoor
Tehsil Varadaiahpalem
Pincode 517541
Area (hectares) 310 hectares
Population 573
Male Population 264
Female Population 309
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,170
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurinjalam compares

By the 2011 count Kurinjalam is the 23rd largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,554 residents. Its 310 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 1006.

Getting to Kurinjalam

Kurinjalam is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kurinjalam as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kurinjalam from other places

Kurinjalam lies about 99 km from Chittoor, and the nearest railway station is Akkampeta, about 13 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 Kurinjalam
Tehsil headquarters Varadaiahpalem 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Akkampeta 13 km
Nearest town Sūlūru 15 km
District headquarters Chittoor 99 km

Villages closest to Kurinjalam

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 Kurinjalam

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurinjalam village had a population of 573. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,554 residents.

Kurinjalam village has 264 males and 309 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurinjalam has about 1170 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

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

Kurinjalam covers 310 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kurinjalam is Akkampeta, about 13 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kurinjalam.

Kurinjalam is about 99 km from Chittoor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurinjalam is in Varadaiahpalem tehsil of Chittoor district. Varadaiahpalem is about 3.5 km away. Akkampeta is about 13 km away. Sūlūru is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are C L Naidu Palle (1.5 km), Kambakam (3.5 km) and Varadaiahpalem (3.5 km).

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

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