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About Alapadu Village

Alapadu is a large village in Kaikalur tehsil, in the district of Krishna, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,088, made up of 1,031 males and 1,057 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 360 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 521340, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alapadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alapadu village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Krishna
Tehsil Kaikalur
Pincode 521340
Area (hectares) 360 hectares
Population 2,088
Male Population 1,031
Female Population 1,057
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Alapadu compares

By the 2011 count Alapadu is the 14th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,376 residents. Its 360 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Alapadu

Alapadu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Alapadu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Alapadu from other places

Alapadu lies about 48 km from Krishna, and the nearest railway station is Alapadu, about under 2 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 Alapadu
Nearest railway station Alapadu under 2 km
Nearest town Akivīdu 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Kaikalur 12 km
District headquarters Krishna 48 km

Villages closest to Alapadu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alapadu village had a population of 2,088. That makes it the 14th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,376 residents.

Alapadu village has 1,031 males and 1,057 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alapadu has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Alapadu is 521340. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alapadu covers 360 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alapadu falls under Kaikalur tehsil of Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Alapadu is Alapadu, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Alapadu.

Alapadu is about 48 km from Krishna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alapadu is in Kaikalur tehsil of Krishna district. Alapadu is about under 2 km away. Akivīdu is about 6.3 km away. Kaikalur 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 Penchikalamarru (under 2 km), Ramavaram (2.2 km) and Kottada (2.5 km).

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

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