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About Basarakodu Village

Basarakodu is a large village in Adoni tehsil, in the district of Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,461, made up of 1,266 males and 1,195 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 557 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 518347, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basarakodu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basarakodu village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Kurnool
Tehsil Adoni
Pincode 518347
Area (hectares) 557 hectares
Population 2,461
Male Population 1,266
Female Population 1,195
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basarakodu compares

By the 2011 count Basarakodu is the 16th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,419 residents. Its 557 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Basarakodu

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

Basarakodu lies about 76 km from Kurnool, and the nearest railway station is Nagarur, about 8.1 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 Basarakodu
Nearest railway station Nagarur 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Adoni 11 km
District headquarters Kurnool 76 km

Villages closest to Basarakodu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basarakodu village had a population of 2,461. That makes it the 16th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,419 residents.

Basarakodu village has 1,266 males and 1,195 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basarakodu has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Basarakodu is 518347. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basarakodu covers 557 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basarakodu falls under Adoni tehsil of Kurnool district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basarakodu is Nagarur, about 8.1 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 Basarakodu.

Basarakodu is about 76 km from Kurnool in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basarakodu is in Adoni tehsil of Kurnool district. Nagarur is about 8.1 km away. Adoni is about 11 km away. Kurnool is about 76 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salakalakonda (under 2 km), Sambagallu (3.5 km) and Chinnapendekal (3.5 km).

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

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