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About Kasturipadu Village

Kasturipadu is a mid sized village in Kotabommali tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,355, made up of 656 males and 699 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 355 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532195, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kasturipadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kasturipadu village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Kotabommali
Pincode 532195
Area (hectares) 355 hectares
Population 1,355
Male Population 656
Female Population 699
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,066
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 Kasturipadu compares

By the 2011 count Kasturipadu is the 20th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,738 residents. Its 355 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Kasturipadu

Kasturipadu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kasturipadu 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 Kasturipadu from other places

Kasturipadu lies about 33 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Harishchandrapuram, about 3.4 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 Kasturipadu
Nearest railway station Harishchandrapuram 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Kotabommali 4.2 km
Nearest town Narasannapeta 14 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 33 km

Villages closest to Kasturipadu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kasturipadu village had a population of 1,355. That makes it the 20th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,738 residents.

Kasturipadu village has 656 males and 699 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kasturipadu has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Kasturipadu is 532195. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kasturipadu covers 355 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kasturipadu falls under Kotabommali tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kasturipadu is Harishchandrapuram, about 3.4 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 Kasturipadu.

Kasturipadu is about 33 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kasturipadu is in Kotabommali tehsil of Srikakulam district. Harishchandrapuram is about 3.4 km away. Kotabommali is about 4.2 km away. Narasannapeta is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akkayyavalasa (under 2 km), Jarjangi (under 2 km) and Gunjilova (2.1 km).

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

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