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About Kanimetta Village

Kanimetta is a large village in Ponduru tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,930, made up of 1,458 males and 1,472 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 592 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanimetta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanimetta village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Ponduru
Pincode 532402
Area (hectares) 592 hectares
Population 2,930
Male Population 1,458
Female Population 1,472
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanimetta compares

By the 2011 count Kanimetta is the 7th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents. Its 592 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Kanimetta

Kanimetta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanimetta as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kanimetta from other places

Kanimetta lies about 6.1 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Dusi, about 5.0 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 Kanimetta
Nearest railway station Dusi 5.0 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Ponduru 10 km

Villages closest to Kanimetta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanimetta village had a population of 2,930. That makes it the 7th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents.

Kanimetta village has 1,458 males and 1,472 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanimetta has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Kanimetta is 532402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanimetta covers 592 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanimetta falls under Ponduru tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanimetta is Dusi, about 5.0 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 - 10 km distance for Kanimetta.

Kanimetta is about 6.1 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanimetta is in Ponduru tehsil of Srikakulam district. Dusi is about 5.0 km away. Srikakulam is about 6.1 km away. Ponduru is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kinthali (under 2 km), Atchipolavalasa (1.7 km) and Tholapi (1.7 km).

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

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