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About Thumbur Village

Thumbur is a large village in Narayanavanam tehsil, in the district of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,220, made up of 1,598 males and 1,622 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 707 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 517581, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thumbur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thumbur village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Chittoor
Tehsil Narayanavanam
Pincode 517581
Area (hectares) 707 hectares
Population 3,220
Male Population 1,598
Female Population 1,622
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thumbur compares

By the 2011 count Thumbur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,719 residents. Its 707 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Thumbur

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

Thumbur lies about 66 km from Chittoor, and the nearest railway station is Vepagunta, 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 Thumbur
Tehsil headquarters Narayanavanam 8.2 km
Nearest railway station Vepagunta 12 km
Nearest town Puttūr 12 km
District headquarters Chittoor 66 km

Villages closest to Thumbur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thumbur village had a population of 3,220. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,719 residents.

Thumbur village has 1,598 males and 1,622 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thumbur has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Thumbur is 517581. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thumbur covers 707 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thumbur falls under Narayanavanam tehsil of Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Thumbur is Vepagunta, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Thumbur.

Thumbur is about 66 km from Chittoor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thumbur is in Narayanavanam tehsil of Chittoor district. Narayanavanam is about 8.2 km away. Vepagunta is about 12 km away. Puttūr is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palamangalam Dakshini (2.1 km), Aranyam Khandriga (2.4 km) and Boppa Raju Palem (6.3 km).

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

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