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About Kongamcherla Village

Kongamcherla is a small village in Pedana tehsil, in the district of Krishna, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 381, made up of 185 males and 196 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 200 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 521366, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kongamcherla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kongamcherla village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Krishna
Tehsil Pedana
Pincode 521366
Area (hectares) 200 hectares
Population 381
Male Population 185
Female Population 196
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,059
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kongamcherla compares

By the 2011 count Kongamcherla is the 23rd largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents. Its 200 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Kongamcherla

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

How far is Kongamcherla from other places

Kongamcherla lies about 16 km from Krishna, and the nearest railway station is Vadlamannadu, about 3.5 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 Kongamcherla
Nearest railway station Vadlamannadu 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Pedana 8.8 km
District headquarters Krishna 16 km

Villages closest to Kongamcherla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kongamcherla village had a population of 381. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents.

Kongamcherla village has 185 males and 196 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kongamcherla has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Kongamcherla is 521366. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kongamcherla covers 200 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kongamcherla falls under Pedana tehsil of Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kongamcherla is Vadlamannadu, about 3.5 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 10+ km distance for Kongamcherla.

Kongamcherla is about 16 km from Krishna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kongamcherla is in Pedana tehsil of Krishna district. Vadlamannadu is about 3.5 km away. Pedana is about 8.8 km away. Krishna 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 Gurivindagunta (under 2 km), Chevendra (2.3 km) and Kavipuram (2.5 km).

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

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