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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 594209
- Pincode
- 518216
- Post office
- Veldurthi
- Population
- 2,285
- Households
- 493
- Literacy rate
- 41.7%
- Sex ratio
- 977 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,407
- Distance to district centre
- 34 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 11 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 313 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 212 km
- Nearest railway station
- Veldurti · 5 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government General Hospital · 13 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Thogarchedu compares
By population, Thogarchedu ranks #12 of 15 villages in Krishnagiri mandal.
Literacy rate
%
41.7%
−1.3% vs mandal average
- Thogarchedu
- 41.7%
- Krishnagiri mandal
- 43.0%
- Kurnool district
- 52.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
977
−8 vs mandal average
- Thogarchedu
- 977
- Krishnagiri mandal
- 985
Household size
people per home
4.6
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Thogarchedu
- 4.6
- Krishnagiri mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Thogarchedu at a glance
Thogarchedu is a village of 2,285 people in 493 households (Census 2011) in Krishnagiri mandal, Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh, the 12th-largest of 15 villages in Krishnagiri mandal. Literacy is 42%, 1 points below the mandal average of 43% and the sex ratio is 977 women per 1,000 men. It lies 34 km from the Kurnool district centre, 5 km from Veldurthi, the nearest town, 5 km from Veldurti railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 518216, served by Veldurthi post office; the LGD village code is 594209. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government General Hospital, 13 km away. The village votes in Pattikonda assembly constituency, represented by MLA K.E. Shyam Kumar. The population is estimated at 2,694 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Thogarchedu →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thogarchedu · this village | 2,285 | 42% | — |
| Cherukulapadu · Srikalahasti | 80 | 49% | 2.8 km SE |
| Cherukulapadu · Veldurthy | 4,121 | 40% | 2.8 km SE |
| Tallagokulapadu · Krishnagiri | 2,468 | 44% | 3.3 km N |
| Narlapuram · Veldurthy | 2,375 | 56% | 4.9 km E |
| Veldurthi · Veldurthy | 17,890 | 52% | 5.3 km E |
| Krishnagiri · Krishnagiri | 3,231 | 50% | 5.8 km W |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Thogarchedu
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 8
- Power hours (winter)
- 12
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- DHONE
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 24
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 40
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- THOGARCHEDU
- Total area (ha)
- 2,442
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 872
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Thogarchedu
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Key facts — Thogarchedu
- LGD code
- 594209
- Pincode
- 518216
- Post office
- Veldurthi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,285
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,694
- Households
- 493
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 977
- Literacy rate
- 41.7%
- Coordinates
- 15.57032°N, 77.88257°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kurnool
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Pattikonda
- Member of Parliament
- Bastipati Nagaraju Panchalingala
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- K.E. Shyam Kumar
- Block / Mandal
- Krishnagiri
Getting there
How to reach Thogarchedu
Distance to cities · straight line
- Amaravati313 kmcapital
- Hyderabad212 km
- Bengaluru291 km
- Chennai378 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationVeldurti5 km
- Bus stopAPSRTC Old Bus Stand , Veldurthy5 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment General Hospital13 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India19 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil5 km
- CollegeApswrs& junior college for girls17 km
- Police stationAPSP- 2 Betallion32 km
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Thogarchedu
2 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 518216
- VeldurthiVeldurthy mandal17,890 pop
- GovardhanagiriVeldurthy mandal6,397 pop
- AmakathaduKrishnagiri mandal5,126 pop
- CherukulapaduVeldurthy mandal4,121 pop
- LaxminagaramVeldurthy mandal4,017 pop
- MallepalleVeldurthy mandal2,595 pop
- TallagokulapaduKrishnagiri mandal2,468 pop
- NarlapuramVeldurthy mandal2,375 pop
- BukkapuramVeldurthy mandal1,461 pop
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Other villages named Thogarchedu
Looking for a different Thogarchedu? 1 other village shares this name across India. All villages named Thogarchedu →
Villages near Thogarchedu
Other villages in Krishnagiri mandal
View all 14 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-13
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)