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About Prathipadu Village

Prathipadu is a mid sized village in Mandavalli tehsil, in the district of Krishna, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 510, made up of 264 males and 246 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 521345, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Prathipadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Prathipadu village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Krishna
Tehsil Mandavalli
Pincode 521345
Area (hectares) 186 hectares
Population 510
Male Population 264
Female Population 246
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Prathipadu compares

By the 2011 count Prathipadu is the 27th largest of the 31 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,569 residents. Its 186 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Prathipadu

Prathipadu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Prathipadu 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Prathipadu from other places

Prathipadu lies about 39 km from Krishna, and the nearest railway station is Mandavalli, about 2.2 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 Prathipadu
Nearest railway station Mandavalli 2.2 km
Nearest town Kaikalūr 5.2 km
District headquarters Krishna 39 km

Villages closest to Prathipadu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Prathipadu village had a population of 510. That makes it the 27th largest of the 31 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,569 residents.

Prathipadu village has 264 males and 246 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Prathipadu has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Prathipadu is 521345. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Prathipadu covers 186 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Prathipadu falls under Mandavalli tehsil of Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Prathipadu is Mandavalli, about 2.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Prathipadu.

Prathipadu is about 39 km from Krishna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Prathipadu is in Mandavalli tehsil of Krishna district. Mandavalli is about 2.2 km away. Kaikalūr is about 5.2 km away. Krishna is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhyravapatnam (under 2 km), Sobhanadripuram (under 2 km) and Thakkellapadu (2.4 km).

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

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