About Pulakunta Village

Pulakunta is a large village in Gummagatta tehsil, in the district of Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,299, made up of 1,698 males and 1,601 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1650 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 515865, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pulakunta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pulakunta village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Anantapur
Tehsil	Gummagatta
Pincode	515865
Area (hectares)	1650 hectares
Population	3,299
Male Population	1,698
Female Population	1,601
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	943
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pulakunta compares

By the 2011 count Pulakunta is the 8th largest of the 11 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,473 residents. Its 1650 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Pulakunta

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

Pulakunta lies about 12 km from Anantapur, and the nearest railway station is Zangalapalli, about 7.5 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 Pulakunta
Nearest railway station	Zangalapalli	7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gummagatta	12 km
District headquarters	Anantapur	12 km

Villages closest to Pulakunta

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

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Common questions about Pulakunta

As per the Census of India 2011, Pulakunta village had a population of 3,299. That makes it the 8th largest of the 11 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,473 residents.

Pulakunta village has 1,698 males and 1,601 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pulakunta has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Pulakunta is 515865. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pulakunta covers 1650 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pulakunta falls under Gummagatta tehsil of Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pulakunta is Zangalapalli, about 7.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pulakunta.

Pulakunta is about 12 km from Anantapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pulakunta is in Gummagatta tehsil of Anantapur district. Zangalapalli is about 7.5 km away. Gummagatta is about 12 km away. Anantapur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.