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About Kurukalva Village

Kurukalva is a mid sized village in Renigunta tehsil, in the district of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,585, made up of 1,058 males and 527 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 498 females per 1000 males. The village covers 813 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 517520, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurukalva Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurukalva village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Chittoor
Tehsil Renigunta
Pincode 517520
Area (hectares) 813 hectares
Population 1,585
Male Population 1,058
Female Population 527
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 498
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kurukalva compares

By the 2011 count Kurukalva is the 8th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,659 residents. Its 813 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Kurukalva

Kurukalva is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kurukalva as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kurukalva from other places

Kurukalva lies about 65 km from Chittoor, and the nearest railway station is Renigunta Junction, 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 Kurukalva
Nearest railway station Renigunta Junction 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Renigunta 4.7 km
District headquarters Chittoor 65 km

Villages closest to Kurukalva

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 Kurukalva

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurukalva village had a population of 1,585. That makes it the 8th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,659 residents.

Kurukalva village has 1,058 males and 527 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurukalva has about 498 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 973.

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

Kurukalva covers 813 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kurukalva is Renigunta Junction, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kurukalva.

Kurukalva is about 65 km from Chittoor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurukalva is in Renigunta tehsil of Chittoor district. Renigunta Junction is about 3.9 km away. Renigunta is about 4.7 km away. Chittoor is about 65 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Krishnaiah Kalva (under 2 km), Nallapalem (under 2 km) and Jeepalem (under 2 km).

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

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