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About Kantheru Village

Kantheru is a large village in Tadikonda tehsil, in the district of Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,942, made up of 2,436 males and 2,506 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1486 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 522508, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kantheru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kantheru village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Guntur
Tehsil Tadikonda
Pincode 522508
Area (hectares) 1486 hectares
Population 4,942
Male Population 2,436
Female Population 2,506
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kantheru compares

By the 2011 count Kantheru is the 6th largest of the 12 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 5,664 residents. Its 1486 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Kantheru

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

Kantheru lies about 12 km from Guntur, and the nearest railway station is Namburu, 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 Kantheru
Nearest railway station Namburu 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Tadikonda 5.9 km
Nearest town Mangalagiri 8.1 km
District headquarters Guntur 12 km

Villages closest to Kantheru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kantheru village had a population of 4,942. That makes it the 6th largest of the 12 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,664 residents.

Kantheru village has 2,436 males and 2,506 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kantheru has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Kantheru is 522508. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kantheru covers 1486 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kantheru falls under Tadikonda tehsil of Guntur district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kantheru is Namburu, about 3.9 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 Kantheru.

Kantheru is about 12 km from Guntur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kantheru is in Tadikonda tehsil of Guntur district. Namburu is about 3.9 km away. Tadikonda is about 5.9 km away. Mangalagiri is about 8.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tadikonda (5.9 km), Lam (7.4 km) and Ponnekallu (11 km).

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

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