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About Srikakulam Village

Srikakulam is one of the larger villages in Ghantasala tehsil, in the district of Krishna, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,153, made up of 3,647 males and 3,506 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2924 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 521132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Srikakulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Srikakulam village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Krishna
Tehsil Ghantasala
Pincode 521132
Area (hectares) 2924 hectares
Population 7,153
Male Population 3,647
Female Population 3,506
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Srikakulam compares

By the 2011 count Srikakulam is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,005 residents. Its 2924 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 972.

Getting to Srikakulam

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

Srikakulam lies about 78 km from Krishna, and the nearest railway station is Pedakakani, about 7.0 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 Srikakulam
Nearest railway station Pedakakani 7.0 km
Nearest town Guntur 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghantasala 32 km
District headquarters Krishna 78 km

Villages closest to Srikakulam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Srikakulam village had a population of 7,153. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,005 residents.

Srikakulam village has 3,647 males and 3,506 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Srikakulam has about 961 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 972.

The pincode recorded for Srikakulam is 521132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Srikakulam covers 2924 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Srikakulam falls under Ghantasala tehsil of Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Srikakulam is Pedakakani, about 7.0 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 10+ km distance for Srikakulam.

Srikakulam is about 78 km from Krishna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Srikakulam is in Ghantasala tehsil of Krishna district. Pedakakani is about 7.0 km away. Guntur is about 9.5 km away. Ghantasala is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghantasala (31 km), V Rudravaram (37 km) and Kothapalle (42 km).

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

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