About Petluru Village

Petluru is a mid sized village in Venkatagiri tehsil, in the district of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,511, made up of 771 males and 740 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 781 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 524132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Petluru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Petluru village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore
Tehsil	Venkatagiri
Pincode	524132
Area (hectares)	781 hectares
Population	1,511
Male Population	771
Female Population	740
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	960
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Petluru compares

By the 2011 count Petluru is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 498 residents. Its 781 hectares work out to about 1.9 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Petluru

Petluru is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Petluru as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Petluru from other places

Petluru lies about 73 km from Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore, and the nearest railway station is Venkatagiri, about 3.0 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 Petluru
Nearest railway station	Venkatagiri	3.0 km
District headquarters	Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore	73 km

Villages closest to Petluru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Petluru village had a population of 1,511. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 498 residents.

Petluru village has 771 males and 740 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Petluru has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Petluru is 524132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Petluru covers 781 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Petluru falls under Venkatagiri tehsil of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Petluru is Venkatagiri, about 3.0 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Petluru.

Petluru is about 73 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.

Petluru is in Venkatagiri tehsil of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district. Venkatagiri is about 3.0 km away. Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore is about 73 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.