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About Chagantipadu Village

Chagantipadu is a large village in Thotlavalluru tehsil, in the district of Krishna, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,896, made up of 1,432 males and 1,464 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1103 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 521163, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chagantipadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chagantipadu village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Krishna
Tehsil Thotlavalluru
Pincode 521163
Area (hectares) 1103 hectares
Population 2,896
Male Population 1,432
Female Population 1,464
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chagantipadu compares

By the 2011 count Chagantipadu is the 4th largest of the 16 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,415 residents. Its 1103 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Chagantipadu

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

Chagantipadu lies about 39 km from Krishna, and the nearest railway station is Zampani, about 17 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 Chagantipadu
Tehsil headquarters Thotlavalluru 3.5 km
Nearest town Vuyyūru 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Zampani 17 km
District headquarters Krishna 39 km

Villages closest to Chagantipadu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chagantipadu village had a population of 2,896. That makes it the 4th largest of the 16 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,415 residents.

Chagantipadu village has 1,432 males and 1,464 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chagantipadu has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1029.

The pincode recorded for Chagantipadu is 521163. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chagantipadu covers 1103 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chagantipadu falls under Thotlavalluru tehsil of Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chagantipadu is Zampani, about 17 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 10+ km distance for Chagantipadu.

Chagantipadu 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.

Chagantipadu is in Thotlavalluru tehsil of Krishna district. Thotlavalluru is about 3.5 km away. Vuyyūru is about 6.1 km away. Zampani is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Penamakuru (2.3 km), Kanakavalli (2.8 km) and South Valluru (3.2 km).

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

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