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About Sukuru Village

Sukuru is a mid sized village in Hukumpeta tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 997, made up of 653 males and 344 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 527 females per 1000 males. The village covers 362 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531077, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sukuru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sukuru village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Hukumpeta
Pincode 531077
Area (hectares) 362 hectares
Population 997
Male Population 653
Female Population 344
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 527
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sukuru compares

By the 2011 count Sukuru is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 313 residents. Its 362 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1135.

Getting to Sukuru

Sukuru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sukuru as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Sukuru from other places

Sukuru lies about 77 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Darliput, about 23 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 Sukuru
Tehsil headquarters Hukumpeta 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Darliput 23 km
Nearest town Chodavaram 41 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 77 km

Villages closest to Sukuru

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 Sukuru

As per the Census of India 2011, Sukuru village had a population of 997. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 313 residents.

Sukuru village has 653 males and 344 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sukuru has about 527 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1135.

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

Sukuru covers 362 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Sukuru is Darliput, about 23 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 km distance for Sukuru.

Sukuru is about 77 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sukuru is in Hukumpeta tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Hukumpeta is about 4.9 km away. Darliput is about 23 km away. Chodavaram is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tiyyaniputtu (under 2 km), Birisingi (under 2 km) and Boddaputtu (2.1 km).

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

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