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About R Locharla Village

R Locharla is a large village in Roddam tehsil, in the district of Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,264, made up of 1,163 males and 1,101 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1439 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 515123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

R Locharla Overview

Census 2011 figures for R Locharla village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Anantapur
Tehsil Roddam
Pincode 515123
Area (hectares) 1439 hectares
Population 2,264
Male Population 1,163
Female Population 1,101
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How R Locharla compares

By the 2011 count R Locharla is the 10th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,558 residents. Its 1439 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 971.

Getting to R Locharla

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

R Locharla lies about 65 km from Anantapur, and the nearest railway station is Penukonda Junction, about 15 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 R Locharla
Tehsil headquarters Roddam 3.7 km
Nearest railway station Penukonda Junction 15 km
Nearest town Penukonda 16 km
District headquarters Anantapur 65 km

Villages closest to R Locharla

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.

Common questions about R Locharla

As per the Census of India 2011, R Locharla village had a population of 2,264. That makes it the 10th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,558 residents.

R Locharla village has 1,163 males and 1,101 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, R Locharla has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for R Locharla is 515123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

R Locharla covers 1439 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

R Locharla falls under Roddam tehsil of Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to R Locharla is Penukonda Junction, about 15 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 km distance for R Locharla.

R Locharla is about 65 km from Anantapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

R Locharla is in Roddam tehsil of Anantapur district. Roddam is about 3.7 km away. Penukonda Junction is about 15 km away. Penukonda is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bucharla (2.6 km), Roddakampalle (3.7 km) and Roddam (3.7 km).

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

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