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About Krishnapuram Village

Krishnapuram is a mid sized village in Ponduru tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,584, made up of 800 males and 784 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 275 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532168, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Krishnapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Krishnapuram village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Ponduru
Pincode 532168
Area (hectares) 275 hectares
Population 1,584
Male Population 800
Female Population 784
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Krishnapuram compares

By the 2011 count Krishnapuram is the 15th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents. Its 275 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Krishnapuram

Krishnapuram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Krishnapuram 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Krishnapuram from other places

Krishnapuram lies about 14 km from Srikakulam. 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 Krishnapuram
Tehsil headquarters Ponduru 2.1 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 14 km

Villages closest to Krishnapuram

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 Krishnapuram

As per the Census of India 2011, Krishnapuram village had a population of 1,584. That makes it the 15th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents.

Krishnapuram village has 800 males and 784 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Krishnapuram has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Krishnapuram is 532168. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Krishnapuram covers 275 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Krishnapuram notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Krishnapuram.

Krishnapuram is about 14 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Krishnapuram is in Ponduru tehsil of Srikakulam district. Ponduru is about 2.1 km away. Srikakulam 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 Pullajipeta (2.0 km), Dallipeta Donka Palle (2.1 km) and Ponduru (2.1 km).

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

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