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About Rachapatnam Village

Rachapatnam is a large village in Kaikalur tehsil, in the district of Krishna, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,402, made up of 1,175 males and 1,227 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,044 females per 1000 males. The village covers 634 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 521333, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rachapatnam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rachapatnam village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Krishna
Tehsil Kaikalur
Pincode 521333
Area (hectares) 634 hectares
Population 2,402
Male Population 1,175
Female Population 1,227
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,044
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rachapatnam compares

By the 2011 count Rachapatnam is the 10th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,376 residents. Its 634 hectares work out to about 3.8 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 Rachapatnam

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

How far is Rachapatnam from other places

Rachapatnam lies about 40 km from Krishna, and the nearest railway station is Vadarlapadu, about 2.9 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 Rachapatnam
Nearest railway station Vadarlapadu 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Kaikalur 3.3 km
Nearest town Kaikalūr 3.3 km
District headquarters Krishna 40 km

Villages closest to Rachapatnam

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 Rachapatnam

As per the Census of India 2011, Rachapatnam village had a population of 2,402. That makes it the 10th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,376 residents.

Rachapatnam village has 1,175 males and 1,227 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rachapatnam has about 1044 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Rachapatnam is 521333. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rachapatnam covers 634 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Rachapatnam is Vadarlapadu, about 2.9 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 10+ km distance for Rachapatnam.

Rachapatnam is about 40 km from Krishna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rachapatnam is in Kaikalur tehsil of Krishna district. Vadarlapadu is about 2.9 km away. Kaikalur is about 3.3 km away. Kaikalūr is about 3.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Varahapatnam (under 2 km), Gopavaram (1.5 km) and Kaikalur (3.3 km).

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

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