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About Kanuru Village

Kanuru is a mid sized village in Pellakur tehsil, in the district of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,796, made up of 878 males and 918 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 852 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 524129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanuru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanuru village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore
Tehsil Pellakur
Pincode 524129
Area (hectares) 852 hectares
Population 1,796
Male Population 878
Female Population 918
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,046
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kanuru compares

By the 2011 count Kanuru is the 7th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,231 residents. Its 852 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Kanuru

Kanuru is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kanuru as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Kanuru from other places

Kanuru lies about 27 km from Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore, and the nearest railway station is Venkatachalam Junction, about 2.9 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 Kanuru
Nearest railway station Venkatachalam Junction 2.9 km
Nearest town Nellore 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Pellakur 27 km
District headquarters Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore 27 km

Villages closest to Kanuru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanuru village had a population of 1,796. That makes it the 7th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,231 residents.

Kanuru village has 878 males and 918 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanuru has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Kanuru is 524129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanuru covers 852 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanuru falls under Pellakur tehsil of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanuru is Venkatachalam Junction, about 2.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kanuru.

Kanuru is about 27 km from Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanuru is in Pellakur tehsil of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district. Venkatachalam Junction is about 2.9 km away. Nellore is about 16 km away. Pellakur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arlapadu (8.2 km) and P C Khandrika (32 km).

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

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