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About Ternekal Village

Ternekal is one of the larger villages in Devanakonda tehsil, in the district of Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,743, made up of 4,509 males and 4,234 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3739 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 518469, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ternekal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ternekal village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Kurnool
Tehsil Devanakonda
Pincode 518469
Area (hectares) 3739 hectares
Population 8,743
Male Population 4,509
Female Population 4,234
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ternekal compares

By the 2011 count Ternekal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 5,088 residents. Its 3739 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Ternekal

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

Ternekal lies about 58 km from Kurnool, and the nearest railway station is Nagarur, about 26 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 Ternekal
Tehsil headquarters Devanakonda 11 km
Nearest town Emmiganūr 16 km
Nearest railway station Nagarur 26 km
District headquarters Kurnool 58 km

Villages closest to Ternekal

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.

Common questions about Ternekal

As per the Census of India 2011, Ternekal village had a population of 8,743. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,088 residents.

Ternekal village has 4,509 males and 4,234 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ternekal has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

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

Ternekal covers 3739 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Ternekal is Nagarur, about 26 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 Ternekal.

Ternekal is about 58 km from Kurnool in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ternekal is in Devanakonda tehsil of Kurnool district. Devanakonda is about 11 km away. Emmiganūr is about 16 km away. Nagarur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Potlapadu (5.0 km), Palakurthy (5.1 km) and Kunkanur (7.7 km).

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

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