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About Venkatapuram Village

Venkatapuram is one of the larger villages in Dhone tehsil, in the district of Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,917, made up of 3,085 males and 2,832 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3378 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 518222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Venkatapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Venkatapuram village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Kurnool
Tehsil Dhone
Pincode 518222
Area (hectares) 3378 hectares
Population 5,917
Male Population 3,085
Female Population 2,832
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Venkatapuram compares

By the 2011 count Venkatapuram is the 4th largest of the 16 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,810 residents. Its 3378 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Venkatapuram

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

Venkatapuram lies about 47 km from Kurnool, and the nearest railway station is Dhone Junction, about 7.6 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 Venkatapuram
Nearest railway station Dhone Junction 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhone 7.8 km
District headquarters Kurnool 47 km

Villages closest to Venkatapuram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Venkatapuram village had a population of 5,917. That makes it the 4th largest of the 16 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,810 residents.

Venkatapuram village has 3,085 males and 2,832 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Venkatapuram has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Venkatapuram is 518222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Venkatapuram covers 3378 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Venkatapuram falls under Dhone tehsil of Kurnool district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Venkatapuram is Dhone Junction, about 7.6 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 10+ km distance for Venkatapuram.

Venkatapuram is about 47 km from Kurnool in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Venkatapuram is in Dhone tehsil of Kurnool district. Dhone Junction is about 7.6 km away. Dhone is about 7.8 km away. Kurnool is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagadurthi (5.3 km), Udumulapadu (6.2 km) and Dhone Dronachalam (7.8 km).

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

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