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About Dokuluru Village

Dokuluru is a mid sized village in Paderu tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 640, made up of 326 males and 314 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 282 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531077, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dokuluru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dokuluru village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Paderu
Pincode 531077
Area (hectares) 282 hectares
Population 640
Male Population 326
Female Population 314
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dokuluru compares

By the 2011 count Dokuluru is the 14th largest of the 194 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 255 residents. Its 282 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 1110.

Getting to Dokuluru

Dokuluru is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dokuluru as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Dokuluru from other places

Dokuluru lies about 83 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Darliput, about 31 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 Dokuluru
Tehsil headquarters Paderu 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Darliput 31 km
Nearest town Chodavaram 44 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 83 km

Villages closest to Dokuluru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dokuluru village had a population of 640. That makes it the 14th largest of the 194 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 255 residents.

Dokuluru village has 326 males and 314 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dokuluru has about 963 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 1110.

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

Dokuluru covers 282 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dokuluru falls under Paderu tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dokuluru is Darliput, about 31 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dokuluru.

Dokuluru is about 83 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dokuluru is in Paderu tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Paderu is about 4.1 km away. Darliput is about 31 km away. Chodavaram is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Iradapalle (1.5 km), Gadivalasa (2.1 km) and Palamanichilaka (2.5 km).

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

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