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About Kongaram Village

Kongaram is a large village in Etcherla tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,648, made up of 1,801 males and 1,847 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 458 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kongaram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kongaram village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Etcherla
Pincode 532408
Area (hectares) 458 hectares
Population 3,648
Male Population 1,801
Female Population 1,847
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kongaram compares

By the 2011 count Kongaram is the 9th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,158 residents. Its 458 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Kongaram

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

Kongaram lies about 5.2 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Dusi, about 13 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 Kongaram
Tehsil headquarters Etcherla 5.2 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 5.2 km
Nearest railway station Dusi 13 km

Villages closest to Kongaram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kongaram village had a population of 3,648. That makes it the 9th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,158 residents.

Kongaram village has 1,801 males and 1,847 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kongaram has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Kongaram is 532408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kongaram covers 458 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kongaram falls under Etcherla tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kongaram is Dusi, about 13 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 Kongaram.

Kongaram is about 5.2 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kongaram is in Etcherla tehsil of Srikakulam district. Etcherla is about 5.2 km away. Srikakulam is about 5.2 km away. Dusi is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Muddada (2.2 km), Ponnada (2.5 km) and Domam (2.7 km).

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

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