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About Karajada Village

Karajada is a large village in Meliaputti tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,865, made up of 1,414 males and 1,451 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 617 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karajada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karajada village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Meliaputti
Pincode 532221
Area (hectares) 617 hectares
Population 2,865
Male Population 1,414
Female Population 1,451
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 Karajada compares

By the 2011 count Karajada is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 798 residents. Its 617 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1093.

Getting to Karajada

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

Karajada lies about 12 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Urlam, about 6.9 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 Karajada
Nearest railway station Urlam 6.9 km
Nearest town Narasannapeta 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Meliaputti 12 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 12 km

Villages closest to Karajada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karajada village had a population of 2,865. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 798 residents.

Karajada village has 1,414 males and 1,451 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karajada has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1093.

The pincode recorded for Karajada is 532221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karajada covers 617 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karajada falls under Meliaputti tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karajada is Urlam, about 6.9 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 Karajada.

Karajada is about 12 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karajada is in Meliaputti tehsil of Srikakulam district. Urlam is about 6.9 km away. Narasannapeta is about 8.1 km away. Meliaputti is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Singupuram (2.4 km), Venkatapuram (5.1 km) and Jagannadhapuram (7.4 km).

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

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