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About Vekanuru Village

Vekanuru is a large village in Avanigadda tehsil, in the district of Krishna, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,963, made up of 2,548 males and 2,415 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1524 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 521121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vekanuru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vekanuru village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Krishna
Tehsil Avanigadda
Pincode 521121
Area (hectares) 1524 hectares
Population 4,963
Male Population 2,548
Female Population 2,415
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vekanuru compares

By the 2011 count Vekanuru is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 5,855 residents. Its 1524 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Vekanuru

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

Vekanuru lies about 33 km from Krishna, and the nearest railway station is Repalle, 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 Vekanuru
Tehsil headquarters Avanigadda 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Repalle 11 km
District headquarters Krishna 33 km

Villages closest to Vekanuru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vekanuru village had a population of 4,963. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,855 residents.

Vekanuru village has 2,548 males and 2,415 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vekanuru has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Vekanuru is 521121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vekanuru covers 1524 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vekanuru falls under Avanigadda tehsil of Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Vekanuru is Repalle, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Vekanuru.

Vekanuru is about 33 km from Krishna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vekanuru is in Avanigadda tehsil of Krishna district. Avanigadda is about 4.6 km away. Repalle is about 11 km away. Krishna is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aswaraopalem (3.2 km), Edlanka (3.4 km) and Avanigadda (4.6 km).

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

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