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About Karada Village

Karada is a large village in Bobbili tehsil, in the district of Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,590, made up of 1,236 males and 1,354 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,095 females per 1000 males. The village covers 608 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535568, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karada village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Vizianagaram
Tehsil Bobbili
Pincode 535568
Area (hectares) 608 hectares
Population 2,590
Male Population 1,236
Female Population 1,354
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,095
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 Karada compares

By the 2011 count Karada is the 9th largest of the 36 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,785 residents. Its 608 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Karada

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

Karada lies about 48 km from Vizianagaram, and the nearest railway station is Bobbili Junction, about 9.1 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 Karada
Tehsil headquarters Bobbili 7.7 km
Nearest railway station Bobbili Junction 9.1 km
District headquarters Vizianagaram 48 km

Villages closest to Karada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karada village had a population of 2,590. That makes it the 9th largest of the 36 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,785 residents.

Karada village has 1,236 males and 1,354 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karada has about 1095 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Karada is 535568. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karada covers 608 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karada falls under Bobbili tehsil of Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karada is Bobbili Junction, about 9.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Karada.

Karada is about 48 km from Vizianagaram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karada is in Bobbili tehsil of Vizianagaram district. Bobbili is about 7.7 km away. Bobbili Junction is about 9.1 km away. Vizianagaram is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yembanavalasa (2.3 km), Alajangi (2.7 km) and Piridi (3.0 km).

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

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