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About Kodur Village

Kodur is one of the larger villages in Chilamathur tehsil, in the district of Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,813, made up of 4,444 males and 4,369 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4082 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 515601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kodur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kodur village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Anantapur
Tehsil Chilamathur
Pincode 515601
Area (hectares) 4082 hectares
Population 8,813
Male Population 4,444
Female Population 4,369
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kodur compares

By the 2011 count Kodur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,430 residents. Its 4082 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Kodur

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

Kodur lies about 30 km from Anantapur, and the nearest railway station is Pamidi, about 6.3 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 Kodur
Nearest railway station Pamidi 6.3 km
Nearest town Gooty 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Chilamathur 30 km
District headquarters Anantapur 30 km

Villages closest to Kodur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kodur village had a population of 8,813. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,430 residents.

Kodur village has 4,444 males and 4,369 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kodur has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Kodur is 515601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kodur covers 4082 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kodur falls under Chilamathur tehsil of Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kodur is Pamidi, about 6.3 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 Kodur.

Kodur is about 30 km from Anantapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kodur is in Chilamathur tehsil of Anantapur district. Pamidi is about 6.3 km away. Gooty is about 19 km away. Chilamathur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kambaladinne (15 km), Gandladinne (15 km) and Chagaluru (25 km).

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

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