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About Perakalapadu Village

Perakalapadu is a mid sized village in Kanchikacherla tehsil, in the district of Krishna, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,493, made up of 705 males and 788 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,118 females per 1000 males. The village covers 397 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 521180, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Perakalapadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Perakalapadu village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Krishna
Tehsil Kanchikacherla
Pincode 521180
Area (hectares) 397 hectares
Population 1,493
Male Population 705
Female Population 788
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,118
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Perakalapadu compares

By the 2011 count Perakalapadu is the 11th largest of the 15 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,738 residents. Its 397 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Perakalapadu

Perakalapadu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Perakalapadu as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Perakalapadu from other places

Perakalapadu lies about 100 km from Krishna, and the nearest railway station is Gangineni, about 16 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 Perakalapadu
Tehsil headquarters Kanchikacherla 3.2 km
Nearest town Nandigāma 12 km
Nearest railway station Gangineni 16 km
District headquarters Krishna 100 km

Villages closest to Perakalapadu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Perakalapadu village had a population of 1,493. That makes it the 11th largest of the 15 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,738 residents.

Perakalapadu village has 705 males and 788 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Perakalapadu has about 1118 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Perakalapadu is 521180. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Perakalapadu covers 397 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Perakalapadu falls under Kanchikacherla tehsil of Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Perakalapadu is Gangineni, about 16 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Perakalapadu.

Perakalapadu is about 100 km from Krishna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Perakalapadu is in Kanchikacherla tehsil of Krishna district. Kanchikacherla is about 3.2 km away. Nandigāma is about 12 km away. Gangineni is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanchikacherla (3.2 km), Gottumukkala (4.1 km) and Keesara (5.5 km).

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

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