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About Karalapadu Village

Karalapadu is one of the larger villages in Piduguralla tehsil, in the district of Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,085, made up of 3,559 males and 3,526 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2064 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 522437, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karalapadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karalapadu village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Guntur
Tehsil Piduguralla
Pincode 522437
Area (hectares) 2064 hectares
Population 7,085
Male Population 3,559
Female Population 3,526
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karalapadu compares

By the 2011 count Karalapadu is the 5th largest of the 9 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 6,580 residents. Its 2064 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Karalapadu

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

Karalapadu lies about 74 km from Guntur, and the nearest railway station is Tummalacheruvu, about 2.6 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 Karalapadu
Nearest railway station Tummalacheruvu 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Piduguralla 9.5 km
Nearest town Pidugurālla 9.5 km
District headquarters Guntur 74 km

Villages closest to Karalapadu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karalapadu village had a population of 7,085. That makes it the 5th largest of the 9 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,580 residents.

Karalapadu village has 3,559 males and 3,526 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karalapadu has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Karalapadu is 522437. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karalapadu covers 2064 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karalapadu falls under Piduguralla tehsil of Guntur district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karalapadu is Tummalacheruvu, about 2.6 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 10+ km distance for Karalapadu.

Karalapadu is about 74 km from Guntur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karalapadu is in Piduguralla tehsil of Guntur district. Tummalacheruvu is about 2.6 km away. Piduguralla is about 9.5 km away. Pidugurālla is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thummalacheruvu (2.2 km), China Agraharam (2.8 km) and Peda Agraharam (3.1 km).

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

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