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About Garikaparru Village

Garikaparru is a large village in Thotlavalluru tehsil, in the district of Krishna, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,945, made up of 1,493 males and 1,452 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 301 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 521165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garikaparru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garikaparru village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Krishna
Tehsil Thotlavalluru
Pincode 521165
Area (hectares) 301 hectares
Population 2,945
Male Population 1,493
Female Population 1,452
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garikaparru compares

By the 2011 count Garikaparru is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,415 residents. Its 301 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Garikaparru

Garikaparru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Garikaparru as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Garikaparru from other places

Garikaparru lies about 37 km from Krishna, and the nearest railway station is Tarigoppula, 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 Garikaparru
Nearest town Vuyyūru 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Thotlavalluru 5.3 km
Nearest railway station Tarigoppula 15 km
District headquarters Krishna 37 km

Villages closest to Garikaparru

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 Garikaparru

As per the Census of India 2011, Garikaparru village had a population of 2,945. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,415 residents.

Garikaparru village has 1,493 males and 1,452 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garikaparru has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1029.

The pincode recorded for Garikaparru is 521165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garikaparru covers 301 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Garikaparru is Tarigoppula, 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 km distance for Garikaparru.

Garikaparru is about 37 km from Krishna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garikaparru is in Thotlavalluru tehsil of Krishna district. Vuyyūru is about 2.2 km away. Thotlavalluru is about 5.3 km away. Tarigoppula 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 Kummamuru (under 2 km), Kanakavalli (under 2 km) and Yakamuru (1.6 km).

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

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