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About Punukuru Village

Punukuru is a small village in Koyyuru tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 336, made up of 165 males and 171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531087, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Punukuru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Punukuru village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Koyyuru
Pincode 531087
Area (hectares) 35 hectares
Population 336
Male Population 165
Female Population 171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
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 Punukuru compares

By the 2011 count Punukuru is the 45th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 375 residents. Its 35 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1102.

Getting to Punukuru

Punukuru is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Punukuru 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 Punukuru from other places

Punukuru lies about 121 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Tuni, about 58 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 Punukuru
Tehsil headquarters Koyyuru 10 km
Nearest town Narsīpatnam 47 km
Nearest railway station Tuni 58 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 121 km

Villages closest to Punukuru

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.

Common questions about Punukuru

As per the Census of India 2011, Punukuru village had a population of 336. That makes it the 45th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 375 residents.

Punukuru village has 165 males and 171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Punukuru has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1102.

The pincode recorded for Punukuru is 531087. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Punukuru covers 35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Punukuru is Tuni, about 58 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 Punukuru.

Punukuru is about 121 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Punukuru is in Koyyuru tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Koyyuru is about 10 km away. Narsīpatnam is about 47 km away. Tuni is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kannavaram (2.1 km), Pokalapalem (2.4 km) and Pidugurai (3.1 km).

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

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