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About Garapadu Village

Garapadu is a mid sized village in Unguturu tehsil, in the district of Krishna, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 934, made up of 467 males and 467 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 335 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 521312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garapadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garapadu village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Krishna
Tehsil Unguturu
Pincode 521312
Area (hectares) 335 hectares
Population 934
Male Population 467
Female Population 467
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Garapadu compares

By the 2011 count Garapadu is the 30th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,086 residents. Its 335 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 1007.

Getting to Garapadu

Garapadu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Garapadu 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Garapadu from other places

Garapadu lies about 54 km from Krishna, and the nearest railway station is Pallevada, about 8.0 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 Garapadu
Nearest railway station Pallevada 8.0 km
Nearest town Akivīdu 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Unguturu 24 km
District headquarters Krishna 54 km

Villages closest to Garapadu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garapadu village had a population of 934. That makes it the 30th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,086 residents.

Garapadu village has 467 males and 467 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garapadu has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Garapadu is 521312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garapadu covers 335 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Garapadu falls under Unguturu tehsil of Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Garapadu is Pallevada, about 8.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Garapadu.

Garapadu is about 54 km from Krishna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garapadu is in Unguturu tehsil of Krishna district. Pallevada is about 8.0 km away. Akivīdu is about 11 km away. Unguturu is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amudalapalle (14 km), Tallapuram (18 km) and Rachuru (19 km).

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

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