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About Chirrayanam Village

Chirrayanam is a mid sized village in Katrenikona tehsil, in the district of East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,736, made up of 846 males and 890 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1258 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 533212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chirrayanam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chirrayanam village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District East Godavari
Tehsil Katrenikona
Pincode 533212
Area (hectares) 1258 hectares
Population 1,736
Male Population 846
Female Population 890
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,052
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chirrayanam compares

By the 2011 count Chirrayanam is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 5,344 residents. Its 1258 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 988.

Getting to Chirrayanam

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

Chirrayanam lies about 50 km from East Godavari, and the nearest railway station is Kotipalli, about 25 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 Chirrayanam
Tehsil headquarters Katrenikona 7.4 km
Nearest town Amalāpuram 19 km
Nearest railway station Kotipalli 25 km
District headquarters East Godavari 50 km

Villages closest to Chirrayanam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chirrayanam village had a population of 1,736. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,344 residents.

Chirrayanam village has 846 males and 890 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chirrayanam has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Chirrayanam is 533212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chirrayanam covers 1258 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chirrayanam falls under Katrenikona tehsil of East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chirrayanam is Kotipalli, about 25 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 Chirrayanam.

Chirrayanam is about 50 km from East Godavari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chirrayanam is in Katrenikona tehsil of East Godavari district. Katrenikona is about 7.4 km away. Amalāpuram is about 19 km away. Kotipalli is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Geddanapalle (7.1 km), Katrenikona (7.4 km) and Dontikurru (7.5 km).

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

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