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About Kapparam Village

Kapparam is a small village in Ganguvarisigadam tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 424, made up of 224 males and 200 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532168, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kapparam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kapparam village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Ganguvarisigadam
Pincode 532168
Area (hectares) 108 hectares
Population 424
Male Population 224
Female Population 200
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kapparam compares

By the 2011 count Kapparam is the 36th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,370 residents. Its 108 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Kapparam

Kapparam is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kapparam as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kapparam from other places

Kapparam lies about 21 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Sigadam, about 3.0 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 Kapparam
Nearest railway station Sigadam 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Ganguvarisigadam 4.2 km
Nearest town Rāzām 13 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 21 km

Villages closest to Kapparam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kapparam village had a population of 424. That makes it the 36th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,370 residents.

Kapparam village has 224 males and 200 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kapparam has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Kapparam is 532168. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kapparam covers 108 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kapparam falls under Ganguvarisigadam tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kapparam is Sigadam, about 3.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kapparam.

Kapparam is about 21 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kapparam is in Ganguvarisigadam tehsil of Srikakulam district. Sigadam is about 3.0 km away. Ganguvarisigadam is about 4.2 km away. Rāzām 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 Madhupam (under 2 km), Velagada (under 2 km) and Chettupodilam (1.5 km).

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

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