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About Katrapadu Village

Katrapadu is a mid sized village in Vatticherukuru tehsil, in the district of Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,105, made up of 547 males and 558 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 510 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 522017, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katrapadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katrapadu village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Guntur
Tehsil Vatticherukuru
Pincode 522017
Area (hectares) 510 hectares
Population 1,105
Male Population 547
Female Population 558
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katrapadu compares

By the 2011 count Katrapadu is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,521 residents. Its 510 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Katrapadu

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

Katrapadu lies about 12 km from Guntur, and the nearest railway station is Vejandla, 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 Katrapadu
Tehsil headquarters Vatticherukuru 2.6 km
Nearest railway station Vejandla 11 km
District headquarters Guntur 12 km

Villages closest to Katrapadu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katrapadu village had a population of 1,105. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,521 residents.

Katrapadu village has 547 males and 558 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katrapadu has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Katrapadu is 522017. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katrapadu covers 510 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Katrapadu falls under Vatticherukuru tehsil of Guntur district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Katrapadu is Vejandla, 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 10+ km distance for Katrapadu.

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

Katrapadu is in Vatticherukuru tehsil of Guntur district. Vatticherukuru is about 2.6 km away. Vejandla is about 11 km away. Guntur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chamallamudi (1.8 km), Vatticherukuru (2.6 km) and Garapadu (3.8 km).

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

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