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About Santhavellore Village

Santhavellore is a large village in Varadaiahpalem tehsil, in the district of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,926, made up of 1,502 males and 1,424 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1431 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 517644, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Santhavellore Overview

Census 2011 figures for Santhavellore village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Chittoor
Tehsil Varadaiahpalem
Pincode 517644
Area (hectares) 1431 hectares
Population 2,926
Male Population 1,502
Female Population 1,424
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Santhavellore compares

By the 2011 count Santhavellore is the 4th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,554 residents. Its 1431 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Santhavellore

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

Santhavellore lies about 105 km from Chittoor, and the nearest railway station is Sullurupeta, about 9.1 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 Santhavellore
Nearest town Sūlūru 9.0 km
Nearest railway station Sullurupeta 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Varadaiahpalem 9.4 km
District headquarters Chittoor 105 km

Villages closest to Santhavellore

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Santhavellore village had a population of 2,926. That makes it the 4th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,554 residents.

Santhavellore village has 1,502 males and 1,424 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Santhavellore has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Santhavellore is 517644. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Santhavellore covers 1431 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Santhavellore falls under Varadaiahpalem tehsil of Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Santhavellore is Sullurupeta, about 9.1 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 5 - 10 km distance for Santhavellore.

Santhavellore is about 105 km from Chittoor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Santhavellore is in Varadaiahpalem tehsil of Chittoor district. Sūlūru is about 9.0 km away. Sullurupeta is about 9.1 km away. Varadaiahpalem is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuvvakolli (under 2 km), Sathambedu (1.9 km) and Ambur (2.6 km).

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

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