About Kancharam Village

Kancharam is one of the larger villages in Rajam tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,237, made up of 2,612 males and 2,625 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 474 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kancharam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kancharam village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Srikakulam
Tehsil	Rajam
Pincode	532127
Area (hectares)	474 hectares
Population	5,237
Male Population	2,612
Female Population	2,625
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,005
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kancharam compares

By the 2011 count Kancharam is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,994 residents. Its 474 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Kancharam

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

Kancharam lies about 34 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Sigadam, about 12 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 Kancharam
Tehsil headquarters	Rajam	3.9 km
Nearest town	Rāzām	3.9 km
Nearest railway station	Sigadam	12 km
District headquarters	Srikakulam	34 km

Villages closest to Kancharam

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

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Common questions about Kancharam

As per the Census of India 2011, Kancharam village had a population of 5,237. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,994 residents.

Kancharam village has 2,612 males and 2,625 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kancharam has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Kancharam is 532127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kancharam covers 474 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kancharam falls under Rajam tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kancharam is Sigadam, about 12 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 village for Kancharam.

Kancharam is about 34 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kancharam is in Rajam tehsil of Srikakulam district. Rajam is about 3.9 km away. Rāzām is about 3.9 km away. Sigadam is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.