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About Poleru Village

Poleru is a large village in Kanchili tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,275, made up of 1,108 males and 1,167 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 533 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532291, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Poleru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poleru village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Kanchili
Pincode 532291
Area (hectares) 533 hectares
Population 2,275
Male Population 1,108
Female Population 1,167
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Poleru compares

By the 2011 count Poleru is the 10th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,307 residents. Its 533 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1044.

Getting to Poleru

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

Poleru lies about 110 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Jhadupudi, about 5.4 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 Poleru
Nearest railway station Jhadupudi 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Kanchili 8.5 km
Nearest town Ichchāpuram 14 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 110 km

Villages closest to Poleru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Poleru village had a population of 2,275. That makes it the 10th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,307 residents.

Poleru village has 1,108 males and 1,167 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poleru has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1044.

The pincode recorded for Poleru is 532291. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Poleru covers 533 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Poleru falls under Kanchili tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Poleru is Jhadupudi, about 5.4 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 Poleru.

Poleru is about 110 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Poleru is in Kanchili tehsil of Srikakulam district. Jhadupudi is about 5.4 km away. Kanchili is about 8.5 km away. Ichchāpuram is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dolagovindapuram (1.9 km), Bhyripuram (2.1 km) and Rekhadevipuram (2.6 km).

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

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