About Kantharam Village

Kantharam is a mid sized village in Koyyuru tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,136, made up of 545 males and 591 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,084 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1805 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531084, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kantharam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kantharam village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Visakhapatnam
Tehsil	Koyyuru
Pincode	531084
Area (hectares)	1805 hectares
Population	1,136
Male Population	545
Female Population	591
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,084
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kantharam compares

By the 2011 count Kantharam is the 11th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 375 residents. Its 1805 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1102.

Getting to Kantharam

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

Kantharam lies about 123 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Annavaram, about 48 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 Kantharam
Tehsil headquarters	Koyyuru	6.7 km
Nearest town	Rampachodavaram	46 km
Nearest railway station	Annavaram	48 km
District headquarters	Visakhapatnam	123 km

Villages closest to Kantharam

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

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Common questions about Kantharam

As per the Census of India 2011, Kantharam village had a population of 1,136. That makes it the 11th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 375 residents.

Kantharam village has 545 males and 591 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kantharam has about 1084 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1102.

The pincode recorded for Kantharam is 531084. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kantharam covers 1805 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kantharam falls under Koyyuru tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kantharam is Annavaram, about 48 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 Kantharam.

Kantharam is about 123 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kantharam is in Koyyuru tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Koyyuru is about 6.7 km away. Rampachodavaram is about 46 km away. Annavaram is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.