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About Chintada Village

Chintada is a mid sized village in Palakonda tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 751, made up of 375 males and 376 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 218 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532440, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chintada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chintada village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Palakonda
Pincode 532440
Area (hectares) 218 hectares
Population 751
Male Population 375
Female Population 376
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chintada compares

By the 2011 count Chintada is the 29th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,232 residents. Its 218 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Chintada

Chintada is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chintada 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chintada from other places

Chintada lies about 41 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Sigadam, about 30 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 Chintada
Tehsil headquarters Palakonda 5.4 km
Nearest town Pālkonda 5.4 km
Nearest railway station Sigadam 30 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 41 km

Villages closest to Chintada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chintada village had a population of 751. That makes it the 29th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,232 residents.

Chintada village has 375 males and 376 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chintada has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Chintada is 532440. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chintada covers 218 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chintada falls under Palakonda tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chintada is Sigadam, about 30 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chintada.

Chintada is about 41 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chintada is in Palakonda tehsil of Srikakulam district. Palakonda is about 5.4 km away. Pālkonda is about 5.4 km away. Sigadam is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vatapagu (under 2 km), Padmapuram (under 2 km) and Attali (under 2 km).

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

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