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About Kanguputtu Village

Kanguputtu is a small village in Hukumpeta tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 324, made up of 161 males and 163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531077, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanguputtu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanguputtu village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Hukumpeta
Pincode 531077
Area (hectares) 129 hectares
Population 324
Male Population 161
Female Population 163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanguputtu compares

By the 2011 count Kanguputtu is the 54th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 313 residents. Its 129 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1135.

Getting to Kanguputtu

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

Kanguputtu lies about 70 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Araku Valley, about 14 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 Kanguputtu
Nearest railway station Araku Valley 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Hukumpeta 19 km
Nearest town Chodavaram 40 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 70 km

Villages closest to Kanguputtu

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 Kanguputtu

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanguputtu village had a population of 324. That makes it the 54th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 313 residents.

Kanguputtu village has 161 males and 163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanguputtu has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1135.

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

Kanguputtu covers 129 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kanguputtu is Araku Valley, about 14 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 Kanguputtu.

Kanguputtu is about 70 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanguputtu is in Hukumpeta tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Araku Valley is about 14 km away. Hukumpeta is about 19 km away. Chodavaram is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pattam (2.2 km), Majjivalasa (3.9 km) and Koditala (4.8 km).

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

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