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About Kongodu Village

Kongodu is a large village in Karapa tehsil, in the district of East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,101, made up of 1,083 males and 1,018 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 392 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 533468, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kongodu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kongodu village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District East Godavari
Tehsil Karapa
Pincode 533468
Area (hectares) 392 hectares
Population 2,101
Male Population 1,083
Female Population 1,018
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kongodu compares

By the 2011 count Kongodu is the 13th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,021 residents. Its 392 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Kongodu

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

How far is Kongodu from other places

Kongodu lies about 12 km from East Godavari, and the nearest railway station is Vakada, about 4.6 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 Kongodu
Tehsil headquarters Karapa 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Vakada 4.6 km
Nearest town Ramanayyapeta 11 km
District headquarters East Godavari 12 km

Villages closest to Kongodu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kongodu village had a population of 2,101. That makes it the 13th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,021 residents.

Kongodu village has 1,083 males and 1,018 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kongodu has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Kongodu is 533468. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kongodu covers 392 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kongodu falls under Karapa tehsil of East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kongodu is Vakada, about 4.6 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 - 10 km distance for Kongodu.

Kongodu is about 12 km from East Godavari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kongodu is in Karapa tehsil of East Godavari district. Karapa is about 4.0 km away. Vakada is about 4.6 km away. Ramanayyapeta is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gorripudi (2.0 km), Patharlagadda (3.1 km) and Vemulavada (3.4 km).

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

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