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About Puritigadda Village

Puritigadda is a large village in Challapalle tehsil, in the district of Krishna, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,034, made up of 1,009 males and 1,025 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 347 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 521126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puritigadda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puritigadda village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Krishna
Tehsil Challapalle
Pincode 521126
Area (hectares) 347 hectares
Population 2,034
Male Population 1,009
Female Population 1,025
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Puritigadda compares

By the 2011 count Puritigadda is the 8th largest of the 11 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,867 residents. Its 347 hectares work out to about 5.9 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 1006.

Getting to Puritigadda

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

Puritigadda lies about 27 km from Krishna, and the nearest railway station is Bhattiprolu, 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 Puritigadda
Tehsil headquarters Challapalle 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Bhattiprolu 11 km
Nearest town Avanigadda 11 km
District headquarters Krishna 27 km

Villages closest to Puritigadda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Puritigadda village had a population of 2,034. That makes it the 8th largest of the 11 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,867 residents.

Puritigadda village has 1,009 males and 1,025 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puritigadda has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Puritigadda is 521126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puritigadda covers 347 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Puritigadda falls under Challapalle tehsil of Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Puritigadda is Bhattiprolu, 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 Puritigadda.

Puritigadda is about 27 km from Krishna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puritigadda is in Challapalle tehsil of Krishna district. Challapalle is about 4.1 km away. Bhattiprolu is about 11 km away. Avanigadda 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 Nadakuduru (under 2 km), Yarlagadda (1.7 km) and Nimmagadda (2.5 km).

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

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