About Palakuru Village

Palakuru is a large village in Puthalapattu tehsil, in the district of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,298, made up of 1,137 males and 1,161 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 783 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 517124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palakuru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palakuru village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Chittoor
Tehsil	Puthalapattu
Pincode	517124
Area (hectares)	783 hectares
Population	2,298
Male Population	1,137
Female Population	1,161
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,021
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Palakuru compares

By the 2011 count Palakuru is the 8th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,321 residents. Its 783 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Palakuru

Palakuru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Palakuru 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Palakuru from other places

Palakuru lies about 13 km from Chittoor, and the nearest railway station is Putalapattu, about 3.9 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 Palakuru
Nearest railway station	Putalapattu	3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Puthalapattu	6.4 km
District headquarters	Chittoor	13 km

Villages closest to Palakuru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palakuru village had a population of 2,298. That makes it the 8th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,321 residents.

Palakuru village has 1,137 males and 1,161 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palakuru has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Palakuru is 517124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palakuru covers 783 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palakuru falls under Puthalapattu tehsil of Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Palakuru is Putalapattu, about 3.9 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 village for Palakuru.

Palakuru is about 13 km from Chittoor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palakuru is in Puthalapattu tehsil of Chittoor district. Putalapattu is about 3.9 km away. Puthalapattu is about 6.4 km away. Chittoor is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.