About Palakurthy Village

Palakurthy is a large village in Devanakonda tehsil, in the district of Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,378, made up of 1,707 males and 1,671 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3031 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 518469, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palakurthy Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palakurthy village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Kurnool
Tehsil	Devanakonda
Pincode	518469
Area (hectares)	3031 hectares
Population	3,378
Male Population	1,707
Female Population	1,671
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	979
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Palakurthy compares

By the 2011 count Palakurthy is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 5,088 residents. Its 3031 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Palakurthy

Palakurthy is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Palakurthy 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Palakurthy from other places

Palakurthy lies about 54 km from Kurnool, and the nearest railway station is Linganenidoddi, about 28 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 Palakurthy
Tehsil headquarters	Devanakonda	9.9 km
Nearest town	Emmiganūr	19 km
Nearest railway station	Linganenidoddi	28 km
District headquarters	Kurnool	54 km

Villages closest to Palakurthy

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palakurthy village had a population of 3,378. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,088 residents.

Palakurthy village has 1,707 males and 1,671 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palakurthy has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Palakurthy is 518469. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palakurthy covers 3031 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Palakurthy falls under Devanakonda tehsil of Kurnool district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Palakurthy is Linganenidoddi, about 28 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 5 - 10 km distance for Palakurthy.

Palakurthy is about 54 km from Kurnool in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palakurthy is in Devanakonda tehsil of Kurnool district. Devanakonda is about 9.9 km away. Emmiganūr is about 19 km away. Linganenidoddi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.