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About Krishnagiri Village

Krishnagiri is a large village in Krishnagiri tehsil, in the district of Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,231, made up of 1,569 males and 1,662 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3265 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 518216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Krishnagiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Krishnagiri village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Kurnool
Tehsil Krishnagiri
Pincode 518216
Area (hectares) 3265 hectares
Population 3,231
Male Population 1,569
Female Population 1,662
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 Krishnagiri compares

By the 2011 count Krishnagiri is the 6th largest of the 15 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,140 residents. Its 3265 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 985.

Getting to Krishnagiri

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

Krishnagiri lies about 38 km from Kurnool, and the nearest railway station is Veldurti, about 10 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 Krishnagiri
Nearest railway station Veldurti 10 km
Nearest town Dhone 18 km
District headquarters Kurnool 38 km

Villages closest to Krishnagiri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Krishnagiri village had a population of 3,231. That makes it the 6th largest of the 15 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,140 residents.

Krishnagiri village has 1,569 males and 1,662 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Krishnagiri has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Krishnagiri is 518216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Krishnagiri covers 3265 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Krishnagiri falls under Krishnagiri tehsil of Kurnool district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Krishnagiri is Veldurti, about 10 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 Krishnagiri.

Krishnagiri is about 38 km from Kurnool in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Krishnagiri is in Krishnagiri tehsil of Kurnool district. Veldurti is about 10 km away. Dhone is about 18 km away. Kurnool is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kambalapadu (5.7 km), Thogarchedu (5.9 km) and Yerukalacheruvu (6.4 km).

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

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