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About Thummala Village

Thummala is a mid sized village in Dharmavaram tehsil, in the district of Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,468, made up of 724 males and 744 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1016 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 515671, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thummala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thummala village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Anantapur
Tehsil Dharmavaram
Pincode 515671
Area (hectares) 1016 hectares
Population 1,468
Male Population 724
Female Population 744
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Thummala compares

By the 2011 count Thummala is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,217 residents. Its 1016 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Thummala

Thummala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Thummala as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Thummala from other places

Thummala lies about 32 km from Anantapur, and the nearest railway station is Dharmavaram Junction, about 6.9 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 Thummala
Tehsil headquarters Dharmavaram 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Dharmavaram Junction 6.9 km
District headquarters Anantapur 32 km

Villages closest to Thummala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thummala village had a population of 1,468. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,217 residents.

Thummala village has 724 males and 744 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thummala has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Thummala is 515671. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thummala covers 1016 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.

Thummala falls under Dharmavaram tehsil of Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Thummala is Dharmavaram Junction, about 6.9 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Thummala.

Thummala is about 32 km from Anantapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thummala is in Dharmavaram tehsil of Anantapur district. Dharmavaram is about 6.9 km away. Dharmavaram Junction is about 6.9 km away. Anantapur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Subbaraopeta (2.3 km), Ravulacheruvu (2.8 km) and Gotlur (4.4 km).

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

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