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About Paleru Village

Paleru is a large village in Bangarupalem tehsil, in the district of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,389, made up of 1,195 males and 1,194 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 847 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 517429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paleru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paleru village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Chittoor
Tehsil Bangarupalem
Pincode 517429
Area (hectares) 847 hectares
Population 2,389
Male Population 1,195
Female Population 1,194
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 999
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paleru compares

By the 2011 count Paleru is the 13th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,711 residents. Its 847 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Paleru

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

Paleru lies about 22 km from Chittoor. 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 Paleru
Tehsil headquarters Bangarupalem 2.3 km
Nearest town Palmaner 16 km
District headquarters Chittoor 22 km

Villages closest to Paleru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paleru village had a population of 2,389. That makes it the 13th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,711 residents.

Paleru village has 1,195 males and 1,194 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paleru has about 999 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Paleru is 517429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paleru covers 847 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paleru falls under Bangarupalem tehsil of Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh.

The census record for Paleru notes the nearest railway station 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 Paleru.

Paleru is about 22 km from Chittoor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paleru is in Bangarupalem tehsil of Chittoor district. Bangarupalem is about 2.3 km away. Palmaner is about 16 km away. Chittoor is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Venkatagiri (under 2 km), Palamakulapalle (2.0 km) and Jambuvaripalle (4.0 km).

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

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