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About Karagam Village

Karagam is a mid sized village in Narasannapeta tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,107, made up of 566 males and 541 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 303 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532421, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karagam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karagam village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Narasannapeta
Pincode 532421
Area (hectares) 303 hectares
Population 1,107
Male Population 566
Female Population 541
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Karagam compares

By the 2011 count Karagam is the 19th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 303 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1041.

Getting to Karagam

The census records public bus service for Karagam 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karagam from other places

Karagam lies about 19 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Srikakulam Road, about 7.4 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 Karagam
Nearest town Amudālavalasa 7.3 km
Nearest railway station Srikakulam Road 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Narasannapeta 18 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 19 km

Villages closest to Karagam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karagam village had a population of 1,107. That makes it the 19th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Karagam village has 566 males and 541 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karagam has about 956 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 1041.

The pincode recorded for Karagam is 532421. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karagam covers 303 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karagam falls under Narasannapeta tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karagam is Srikakulam Road, about 7.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Karagam.

Karagam is about 19 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karagam is in Narasannapeta tehsil of Srikakulam district. Amudālavalasa is about 7.3 km away. Srikakulam Road is about 7.4 km away. Narasannapeta is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kobagam (7.7 km), Chodavaram (8.8 km) and Venkatapuram (9.1 km).

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

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