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About Karakam Village

Karakam is a mid sized village in Cheepurupalle tehsil, in the district of Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,148, made up of 561 males and 587 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karakam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karakam village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Vizianagaram
Tehsil Cheepurupalle
Pincode 535125
Area (hectares) 168 hectares
Population 1,148
Male Population 561
Female Population 587
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,046
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karakam compares

By the 2011 count Karakam is the 18th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,675 residents. Its 168 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Karakam

Karakam is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karakam 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karakam from other places

Karakam lies about 28 km from Vizianagaram, and the nearest railway station is Chipurupalle, about 7.4 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 Karakam
Nearest town Chīpurupalle 7.1 km
Nearest railway station Chipurupalle 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Cheepurupalle 28 km
District headquarters Vizianagaram 28 km

Villages closest to Karakam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karakam village had a population of 1,148. That makes it the 18th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,675 residents.

Karakam village has 561 males and 587 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karakam has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Karakam is 535125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karakam covers 168 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karakam falls under Cheepurupalle tehsil of Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karakam is Chipurupalle, about 7.4 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karakam.

Karakam is about 28 km from Vizianagaram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karakam is in Cheepurupalle tehsil of Vizianagaram district. Chīpurupalle is about 7.1 km away. Chipurupalle is about 7.4 km away. Cheepurupalle is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sankupalem (under 2 km), Gatchalavalasa (under 2 km) and Peripi (1.6 km).

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

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