About Salkapuram Village

Salkapuram is a large village in Kallur tehsil, in the district of Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,138, made up of 1,072 males and 1,066 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 814 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 518468, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salkapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salkapuram village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Kurnool
Tehsil	Kallur
Pincode	518468
Area (hectares)	814 hectares
Population	2,138
Male Population	1,072
Female Population	1,066
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	994
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Salkapuram compares

By the 2011 count Salkapuram is the 11th largest of the 18 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,859 residents. Its 814 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Salkapuram

Salkapuram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salkapuram 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Salkapuram from other places

Salkapuram lies about 9.9 km from Kurnool, and the nearest railway station is Dupadu, 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 Salkapuram
Nearest railway station	Dupadu	7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kallur	9.9 km
District headquarters	Kurnool	9.9 km

Villages closest to Salkapuram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salkapuram village had a population of 2,138. That makes it the 11th largest of the 18 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,859 residents.

Salkapuram village has 1,072 males and 1,066 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salkapuram has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Salkapuram is 518468. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salkapuram covers 814 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salkapuram falls under Kallur tehsil of Kurnool district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Salkapuram is Dupadu, about 7.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Salkapuram.

Salkapuram is about 9.9 km from Kurnool in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salkapuram is in Kallur tehsil of Kurnool district. Dupadu is about 7.6 km away. Kallur is about 9.9 km away. Kurnool is about 9.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.