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About Anikera Village

Anikera is a mid sized village in Santhipuram tehsil, in the district of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 537, made up of 275 males and 262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 517423, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Anikera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Anikera village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Chittoor
Tehsil Santhipuram
Pincode 517423
Area (hectares) 183 hectares
Population 537
Male Population 275
Female Population 262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Anikera compares

By the 2011 count Anikera is the 36th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,030 residents. Its 183 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Anikera

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

Anikera lies about 86 km from Chittoor, and the nearest railway station is Marikuppam, about 11 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 Anikera
Tehsil headquarters Santhipuram 6.5 km
Nearest town Robertsonpet 11 km
Nearest railway station Marikuppam 11 km
District headquarters Chittoor 86 km

Villages closest to Anikera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Anikera village had a population of 537. That makes it the 36th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,030 residents.

Anikera village has 275 males and 262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Anikera has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Anikera is 517423. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Anikera covers 183 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Anikera falls under Santhipuram tehsil of Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Anikera is Marikuppam, about 11 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 Anikera.

Anikera is about 86 km from Chittoor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Anikera is in Santhipuram tehsil of Chittoor district. Santhipuram is about 6.5 km away. Robertsonpet is about 11 km away. Marikuppam is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vadagandlapalle (under 2 km), Nallappareddiyuru (under 2 km) and Bellakogila (1.6 km).

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

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