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About Puligadda Village

Puligadda is a large village in Avanigadda tehsil, in the district of Krishna, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,350, made up of 1,900 males and 1,450 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 763 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1023 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 521130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puligadda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puligadda village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Krishna
Tehsil Avanigadda
Pincode 521130
Area (hectares) 1023 hectares
Population 3,350
Male Population 1,900
Female Population 1,450
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 763
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Puligadda compares

By the 2011 count Puligadda is the 4th largest of the 7 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 5,855 residents. Its 1023 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Puligadda

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

Puligadda lies about 30 km from Krishna, and the nearest railway station is Repalle, about 8.0 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 Puligadda
Tehsil headquarters Avanigadda 3.2 km
Nearest railway station Repalle 8.0 km
District headquarters Krishna 30 km

Villages closest to Puligadda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Puligadda village had a population of 3,350. That makes it the 4th largest of the 7 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,855 residents.

Puligadda village has 1,900 males and 1,450 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puligadda has about 763 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Puligadda is 521130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puligadda covers 1023 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Puligadda falls under Avanigadda tehsil of Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Puligadda is Repalle, about 8.0 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 village for Puligadda.

Puligadda is about 30 km from Krishna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puligadda is in Avanigadda tehsil of Krishna district. Avanigadda is about 3.2 km away. Repalle is about 8.0 km away. Krishna is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Avanigadda (3.2 km), Edlanka (4.3 km) and Chiruvolu Lanka (4.6 km).

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

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