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About Garikapadu Village

Garikapadu is a small village in Jaggayyapeta tehsil, in the district of Krishna, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 332, made up of 161 males and 171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 521175, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garikapadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garikapadu village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Krishna
Tehsil Jaggayyapeta
Pincode 521175
Area (hectares) 196 hectares
Population 332
Male Population 161
Female Population 171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,062
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garikapadu compares

By the 2011 count Garikapadu is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,031 residents. Its 196 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Garikapadu

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

Garikapadu lies about 144 km from Krishna, and the nearest railway station is Jaggayyapeta Town, about 9.3 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 Garikapadu
Tehsil headquarters Jaggayyapeta 8.0 km
Nearest railway station Jaggayyapeta Town 9.3 km
District headquarters Krishna 144 km

Villages closest to Garikapadu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garikapadu village had a population of 332. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,031 residents.

Garikapadu village has 161 males and 171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garikapadu has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Garikapadu is 521175. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garikapadu covers 196 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Garikapadu falls under Jaggayyapeta tehsil of Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Garikapadu is Jaggayyapeta Town, about 9.3 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 Garikapadu.

Garikapadu is about 144 km from Krishna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garikapadu is in Jaggayyapeta tehsil of Krishna district. Jaggayyapeta is about 8.0 km away. Jaggayyapeta Town is about 9.3 km away. Krishna is about 144 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Takkellapadu (under 2 km), Anumanchipalle (3.0 km) and Balusupadu (3.4 km).

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

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