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About Thakkellapadu Village

Thakkellapadu is a mid sized village in Nandigama tehsil, in the district of Krishna, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,609, made up of 815 males and 794 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 623 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 521185, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thakkellapadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thakkellapadu village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Krishna
Tehsil Nandigama
Pincode 521185
Area (hectares) 623 hectares
Population 1,609
Male Population 815
Female Population 794
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thakkellapadu compares

By the 2011 count Thakkellapadu is the 20th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,692 residents. Its 623 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Thakkellapadu

Thakkellapadu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Thakkellapadu 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 Thakkellapadu from other places

Thakkellapadu lies about 117 km from Krishna, and the nearest railway station is Makkapeta, about 15 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 Thakkellapadu
Tehsil headquarters Nandigama 6.2 km
Nearest town Nandigāma 6.2 km
Nearest railway station Makkapeta 15 km
District headquarters Krishna 117 km

Villages closest to Thakkellapadu

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 Thakkellapadu

As per the Census of India 2011, Thakkellapadu village had a population of 1,609. That makes it the 20th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,692 residents.

Thakkellapadu village has 815 males and 794 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thakkellapadu has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

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

Thakkellapadu covers 623 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Thakkellapadu is Makkapeta, about 15 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 Thakkellapadu.

Thakkellapadu is about 117 km from Krishna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thakkellapadu is in Nandigama tehsil of Krishna district. Nandigama is about 6.2 km away. Nandigāma is about 6.2 km away. Makkapeta is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lingalapadu (under 2 km), Latchapalem (under 2 km) and Konduru (1.8 km).

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

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