About Cherukur Village

Cherukur is a mid sized village in Roddam tehsil, in the district of Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,898, made up of 928 males and 970 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1582 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 515124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Cherukur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Cherukur village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Anantapur
Tehsil	Roddam
Pincode	515124
Area (hectares)	1582 hectares
Population	1,898
Male Population	928
Female Population	970
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,045
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Cherukur compares

By the 2011 count Cherukur is the 13th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,558 residents. Its 1582 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 971.

Getting to Cherukur

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

Cherukur lies about 78 km from Anantapur, and the nearest railway station is Rangepalli, about 17 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 Cherukur
Tehsil headquarters	Roddam	11 km
Nearest railway station	Rangepalli	17 km
Nearest town	Pāvugada	19 km
District headquarters	Anantapur	78 km

Villages closest to Cherukur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Cherukur village had a population of 1,898. That makes it the 13th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,558 residents.

Cherukur village has 928 males and 970 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Cherukur has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Cherukur is 515124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Cherukur covers 1582 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Cherukur falls under Roddam tehsil of Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Cherukur is Rangepalli, about 17 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 Cherukur.

Cherukur is about 78 km from Anantapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Cherukur is in Roddam tehsil of Anantapur district. Roddam is about 11 km away. Rangepalli is about 17 km away. Pāvugada is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.