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About Katturu Village

Katturu is a small village in Ananthagiri tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 107, made up of 54 males and 53 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535273, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katturu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katturu village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Ananthagiri
Pincode 535273
Area (hectares) 38 hectares
Population 107
Male Population 54
Female Population 53
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katturu compares

By the 2011 count Katturu is the 126th largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 38 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1093.

Getting to Katturu

Katturu is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Katturu as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Katturu from other places

Katturu lies about 14 km from Ananthagiri, and the nearest railway station is Duvvada, about 5.9 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 Katturu
Nearest town Visakhapatnam under 2 km
Nearest railway station Duvvada 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Ananthagiri 14 km

Villages closest to Katturu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katturu village had a population of 107. That makes it the 126th largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Katturu village has 54 males and 53 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katturu has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1093.

The pincode recorded for Katturu is 535273. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katturu covers 38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Katturu falls under Ananthagiri tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Katturu is Duvvada, about 5.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Katturu.

Katturu is about 14 km from Ananthagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katturu is in Ananthagiri tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Visakhapatnam is about under 2 km away. Duvvada is about 5.9 km away. Ananthagiri 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 Banjoda (under 2 km), Bodaguda (under 2 km) and Bongija (under 2 km).

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

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