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About Thumukunta Village

Thumukunta is a large village in Hindupur tehsil, in the district of Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,417, made up of 1,184 males and 1,233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 609 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 515221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thumukunta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thumukunta village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Anantapur
Tehsil Hindupur
Pincode 515221
Area (hectares) 609 hectares
Population 2,417
Male Population 1,184
Female Population 1,233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thumukunta compares

By the 2011 count Thumukunta is the 9th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,704 residents. Its 609 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Thumukunta

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

Thumukunta lies about 107 km from Anantapur, and the nearest railway station is Devarapalli, about 2.5 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 Thumukunta
Nearest railway station Devarapalli 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Hindupur 12 km
District headquarters Anantapur 107 km

Villages closest to Thumukunta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thumukunta village had a population of 2,417. That makes it the 9th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,704 residents.

Thumukunta village has 1,184 males and 1,233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thumukunta has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Thumukunta is 515221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thumukunta covers 609 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thumukunta falls under Hindupur tehsil of Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Thumukunta is Devarapalli, about 2.5 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 Thumukunta.

Thumukunta is about 107 km from Anantapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thumukunta is in Hindupur tehsil of Anantapur district. Devarapalli is about 2.5 km away. Hindupur is about 12 km away. Anantapur is about 107 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thungepalle (under 2 km), Devarapalle (1.5 km) and Santhebidanur (1.6 km).

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

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