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About Magallu Village

Magallu is a large village in Nandigama tehsil, in the district of Krishna, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,830, made up of 1,910 males and 1,920 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1437 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 521185, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Magallu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Magallu village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Krishna
Tehsil Nandigama
Pincode 521185
Area (hectares) 1437 hectares
Population 3,830
Male Population 1,910
Female Population 1,920
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Magallu compares

By the 2011 count Magallu is the 4th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,692 residents. Its 1437 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Magallu

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

How far is Magallu from other places

Magallu lies about 112 km from Krishna, and the nearest railway station is Madhira, about 13 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 Magallu
Tehsil headquarters Nandigama 5.7 km
Nearest town Nandigāma 5.7 km
Nearest railway station Madhira 13 km
District headquarters Krishna 112 km

Villages closest to Magallu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Magallu village had a population of 3,830. That makes it the 4th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,692 residents.

Magallu village has 1,910 males and 1,920 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Magallu has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Magallu is 521185. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Magallu covers 1437 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Magallu falls under Nandigama tehsil of Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Magallu is Madhira, about 13 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 5 - 10 km distance for Magallu.

Magallu is about 112 km from Krishna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Magallu is in Nandigama tehsil of Krishna district. Nandigama is about 5.7 km away. Nandigāma is about 5.7 km away. Madhira is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pallagiri (3.6 km), Somavaram (3.8 km) and Torragudipadu (4.0 km).

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

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