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About Sakhamur Village

Sakhamur is a mid sized village in Thullur tehsil, in the district of Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,218, made up of 583 males and 635 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,089 females per 1000 males. The village covers 658 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 522237, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sakhamur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakhamur village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Guntur
Tehsil Thullur
Pincode 522237
Area (hectares) 658 hectares
Population 1,218
Male Population 583
Female Population 635
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,089
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sakhamur compares

By the 2011 count Sakhamur is the 15th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,704 residents. Its 658 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Sakhamur

Sakhamur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sakhamur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Sakhamur from other places

Sakhamur lies about 21 km from Guntur, and the nearest railway station is Mangalagiri, 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 Sakhamur
Nearest town Amaravati 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Mangalagiri 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Thullur 21 km
District headquarters Guntur 21 km

Villages closest to Sakhamur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakhamur village had a population of 1,218. That makes it the 15th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,704 residents.

Sakhamur village has 583 males and 635 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakhamur has about 1089 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Sakhamur is 522237. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sakhamur covers 658 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.

Sakhamur falls under Thullur tehsil of Guntur district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sakhamur is Mangalagiri, 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sakhamur.

Sakhamur is about 21 km from Guntur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakhamur is in Thullur tehsil of Guntur district. Amaravati is about 4.9 km away. Mangalagiri is about 11 km away. Thullur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nelapadu (2.3 km), Ainavolu (2.7 km) and Pedaparimi (3.9 km).

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

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