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About Thumucherla Village

Thumucherla is a large village in Kanaganapalle tehsil, in the district of Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,515, made up of 2,319 males and 2,196 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5408 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 515641, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thumucherla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thumucherla village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Anantapur
Tehsil Kanaganapalle
Pincode 515641
Area (hectares) 5408 hectares
Population 4,515
Male Population 2,319
Female Population 2,196
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thumucherla compares

By the 2011 count Thumucherla is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,967 residents. Its 5408 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Thumucherla

Thumucherla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Thumucherla 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Thumucherla from other places

Thumucherla lies about 23 km from Anantapur, and the nearest railway station is Prasannayanapalli, about 20 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 Thumucherla
Tehsil headquarters Kanaganapalle 13 km
Nearest town Kakkalapalle 17 km
Nearest railway station Prasannayanapalli 20 km
District headquarters Anantapur 23 km

Villages closest to Thumucherla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thumucherla village had a population of 4,515. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,967 residents.

Thumucherla village has 2,319 males and 2,196 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thumucherla has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Thumucherla is 515641. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thumucherla covers 5408 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Thumucherla falls under Kanaganapalle tehsil of Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Thumucherla is Prasannayanapalli, about 20 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 5 - 10 km distance for Thumucherla.

Thumucherla is about 23 km from Anantapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thumucherla is in Kanaganapalle tehsil of Anantapur district. Kanaganapalle is about 13 km away. Kakkalapalle is about 17 km away. Prasannayanapalli is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thogarakunta (5.1 km), Elakkuntla (12 km) and Kanaganapalle (13 km).

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

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