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About Athuru Village

Athuru is a mid sized village in Renigunta tehsil, in the district of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,128, made up of 587 males and 541 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2669 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 517520, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Athuru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Athuru village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Chittoor
Tehsil Renigunta
Pincode 517520
Area (hectares) 2669 hectares
Population 1,128
Male Population 587
Female Population 541
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Athuru compares

By the 2011 count Athuru is the 14th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,659 residents. Its 2669 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Athuru

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

Athuru lies about 77 km from Chittoor, and the nearest railway station is Sri Venkataperumal Rajupuram, about 21 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 Athuru
Nearest town Nagalapuram 18 km
Nearest railway station Sri Venkataperumal Rajupuram 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Renigunta 26 km
District headquarters Chittoor 77 km

Villages closest to Athuru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Athuru village had a population of 1,128. That makes it the 14th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,659 residents.

Athuru village has 587 males and 541 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Athuru has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Athuru is 517520. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Athuru covers 2669 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Athuru falls under Renigunta tehsil of Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Athuru is Sri Venkataperumal Rajupuram, about 21 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 Athuru.

Athuru is about 77 km from Chittoor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Athuru is in Renigunta tehsil of Chittoor district. Nagalapuram is about 18 km away. Sri Venkataperumal Rajupuram is about 21 km away. Renigunta is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ammavaripatteda (13 km), Sanjeevarayanipatteda (13 km) and Jeepalem (21 km).

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

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