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About Karagapadu Village

Karagapadu is a mid sized village in Gopalapuram tehsil, in the district of West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,921, made up of 963 males and 958 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1403 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 534318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karagapadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karagapadu village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District West Godavari
Tehsil Gopalapuram
Pincode 534318
Area (hectares) 1403 hectares
Population 1,921
Male Population 963
Female Population 958
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karagapadu compares

By the 2011 count Karagapadu is the 12th largest of the 18 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,478 residents. Its 1403 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Karagapadu

Karagapadu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karagapadu as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Karagapadu from other places

Karagapadu lies about 69 km from West Godavari, and the nearest railway station is Pasivedala, about 29 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 Karagapadu
Tehsil headquarters Gopalapuram 10 km
Nearest town Polavaram 15 km
Nearest railway station Pasivedala 29 km
District headquarters West Godavari 69 km

Villages closest to Karagapadu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karagapadu village had a population of 1,921. That makes it the 12th largest of the 18 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,478 residents.

Karagapadu village has 963 males and 958 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karagapadu has about 995 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 998.

The pincode recorded for Karagapadu is 534318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karagapadu covers 1403 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karagapadu falls under Gopalapuram tehsil of West Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karagapadu is Pasivedala, about 29 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Karagapadu.

Karagapadu is about 69 km from West Godavari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karagapadu is in Gopalapuram tehsil of West Godavari district. Gopalapuram is about 10 km away. Polavaram is about 15 km away. Pasivedala is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kovvurupadu (1.8 km), Sagipadu (2.7 km) and Dondapudi (3.7 km).

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

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