About Karikadu Village

Karikadu is a mid sized village in Doravarisatram tehsil, in the district of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 743, made up of 378 males and 365 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1603 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 524123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karikadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karikadu village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore
Tehsil	Doravarisatram
Pincode	524123
Area (hectares)	1603 hectares
Population	743
Male Population	378
Female Population	365
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	966
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Karikadu compares

By the 2011 count Karikadu is the 17th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 877 residents. Its 1603 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Karikadu

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

Karikadu lies about 85 km from Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore, and the nearest railway station is Polireddipalem, about 14 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 Karikadu
Nearest railway station	Polireddipalem	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Doravarisatram	16 km
Nearest town	Sūlūru	17 km
District headquarters	Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore	85 km

Villages closest to Karikadu

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

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Common questions about Karikadu

As per the Census of India 2011, Karikadu village had a population of 743. That makes it the 17th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 877 residents.

Karikadu village has 378 males and 365 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karikadu has about 966 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 1012.

The pincode recorded for Karikadu is 524123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karikadu covers 1603 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karikadu falls under Doravarisatram tehsil of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karikadu is Polireddipalem, about 14 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 - 10 km distance for Karikadu.

Karikadu is about 85 km from Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karikadu is in Doravarisatram tehsil of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district. Polireddipalem is about 14 km away. Doravarisatram is about 16 km away. Sūlūru is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.