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About Chitturu Village

Chitturu is a mid sized village in Peddavadugur tehsil, in the district of Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,675, made up of 834 males and 841 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1191 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 515611, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chitturu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chitturu village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Anantapur
Tehsil Peddavadugur
Pincode 515611
Area (hectares) 1191 hectares
Population 1,675
Male Population 834
Female Population 841
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chitturu compares

By the 2011 count Chitturu is the 9th largest of the 24 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,907 residents. Its 1191 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 957.

Getting to Chitturu

Chitturu is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chitturu as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Chitturu from other places

Chitturu lies about 30 km from Anantapur, and the nearest railway station is Pamidi, about 12 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 Chitturu
Tehsil headquarters Peddavadugur 9.8 km
Nearest railway station Pamidi 12 km
Nearest town Gooty 21 km
District headquarters Anantapur 30 km

Villages closest to Chitturu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chitturu village had a population of 1,675. That makes it the 9th largest of the 24 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,907 residents.

Chitturu village has 834 males and 841 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chitturu has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Chitturu is 515611. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chitturu covers 1191 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.

Chitturu falls under Peddavadugur tehsil of Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chitturu is Pamidi, about 12 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chitturu.

Chitturu 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.

Chitturu is in Peddavadugur tehsil of Anantapur district. Peddavadugur is about 9.8 km away. Pamidi is about 12 km away. Gooty is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagalapuram (2.7 km), Chitrachedu (3.7 km) and Dimmagudi (4.6 km).

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

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