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About Ethur Village

Ethur is a large village in Punganur tehsil, in the district of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,070, made up of 1,021 males and 1,049 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 897 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 517247, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ethur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ethur village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Chittoor
Tehsil Punganur
Pincode 517247
Area (hectares) 897 hectares
Population 2,070
Male Population 1,021
Female Population 1,049
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ethur compares

By the 2011 count Ethur is the 13th largest of the 18 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,053 residents. Its 897 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Ethur

Ethur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ethur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Ethur from other places

Ethur lies about 66 km from Chittoor, and the nearest railway station is Coromandel, about 28 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 Ethur
Nearest town Mulbāgal 16 km
Nearest railway station Coromandel 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Punganur 34 km
District headquarters Chittoor 66 km

Villages closest to Ethur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ethur village had a population of 2,070. That makes it the 13th largest of the 18 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,053 residents.

Ethur village has 1,021 males and 1,049 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ethur has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Ethur is 517247. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ethur covers 897 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ethur falls under Punganur tehsil of Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ethur is Coromandel, about 28 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ethur.

Ethur 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.

Ethur is in Punganur tehsil of Chittoor district. Mulbāgal is about 16 km away. Coromandel is about 28 km away. Punganur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aradigunta (26 km), Vanamaladinne (28 km) and Magandlapalle (30 km).

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

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