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About Amuru Village

Amuru is a small village in Hukumpeta tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 303, made up of 152 males and 151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531077, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amuru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amuru village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Hukumpeta
Pincode 531077
Area (hectares) 98 hectares
Population 303
Male Population 152
Female Population 151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amuru compares

By the 2011 count Amuru is the 59th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 313 residents. Its 98 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 1135.

Getting to Amuru

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

How far is Amuru from other places

Amuru lies about 88 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Darliput, about 16 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 Amuru
Tehsil headquarters Hukumpeta 9.0 km
Nearest railway station Darliput 16 km
Nearest town Chodavaram 52 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 88 km

Villages closest to Amuru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amuru village had a population of 303. That makes it the 59th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 313 residents.

Amuru village has 152 males and 151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amuru has about 993 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 1135.

The pincode recorded for Amuru is 531077. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amuru covers 98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Amuru falls under Hukumpeta tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Amuru is Darliput, about 16 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 village for Amuru.

Amuru is about 88 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amuru is in Hukumpeta tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Hukumpeta is about 9.0 km away. Darliput is about 16 km away. Chodavaram is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rathulaputtu (under 2 km), Bijjapalle (under 2 km) and Kamayyapeta (under 2 km).

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

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