About Katuru Village

Katuru is one of the larger villages in Vuyyuru tehsil, in the district of Krishna, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,132, made up of 3,496 males and 3,636 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1586 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 521164, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katuru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katuru village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Krishna
Tehsil	Vuyyuru
Pincode	521164
Area (hectares)	1586 hectares
Population	7,132
Male Population	3,496
Female Population	3,636
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,040
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Katuru compares

By the 2011 count Katuru is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 6,392 residents. Its 1586 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Katuru

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

Katuru lies about 40 km from Krishna, and the nearest railway station is Indupalli, about 6.8 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 Katuru
Tehsil headquarters	Vuyyuru	6.6 km
Nearest town	Vuyyūru	6.6 km
Nearest railway station	Indupalli	6.8 km
District headquarters	Krishna	40 km

Villages closest to Katuru

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

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Common questions about Katuru

As per the Census of India 2011, Katuru village had a population of 7,132. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,392 residents.

Katuru village has 3,496 males and 3,636 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katuru has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1029.

The pincode recorded for Katuru is 521164. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katuru covers 1586 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Katuru falls under Vuyyuru tehsil of Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Katuru is Indupalli, about 6.8 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 Katuru.

Katuru is about 40 km from Krishna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katuru is in Vuyyuru tehsil of Krishna district. Vuyyuru is about 6.6 km away. Vuyyūru is about 6.6 km away. Indupalli is about 6.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.