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About Garikapadu Village

Garikapadu is a large village in Kakumanu tehsil, in the district of Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,218, made up of 2,081 males and 2,137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2407 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 522112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garikapadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garikapadu village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Guntur
Tehsil Kakumanu
Pincode 522112
Area (hectares) 2407 hectares
Population 4,218
Male Population 2,081
Female Population 2,137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garikapadu compares

By the 2011 count Garikapadu is the 4th largest of the 11 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,698 residents. Its 2407 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Garikapadu

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

Garikapadu lies about 26 km from Guntur, and the nearest railway station is Machavaram, about 11 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 Garikapadu
Tehsil headquarters Kakumanu 5.9 km
Nearest town Ponnur 11 km
Nearest railway station Machavaram 11 km
District headquarters Guntur 26 km

Villages closest to Garikapadu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garikapadu village had a population of 4,218. That makes it the 4th largest of the 11 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,698 residents.

Garikapadu village has 2,081 males and 2,137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garikapadu has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Garikapadu is 522112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garikapadu covers 2407 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.

Garikapadu falls under Kakumanu tehsil of Guntur district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Garikapadu is Machavaram, about 11 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 Garikapadu.

Garikapadu is about 26 km from Guntur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garikapadu is in Kakumanu tehsil of Guntur district. Kakumanu is about 5.9 km away. Ponnur is about 11 km away. Machavaram 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 Bhallukanudupalem (2.5 km), Pandrapadu (3.0 km) and Kakumanu (5.9 km).

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

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