About Palteru Village

Palteru is one of the larger villages in Payakaraopeta tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,358, made up of 3,277 males and 3,081 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 812 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palteru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palteru village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Visakhapatnam
Tehsil	Payakaraopeta
Pincode	531126
Area (hectares)	812 hectares
Population	6,358
Male Population	3,277
Female Population	3,081
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	940
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Palteru compares

By the 2011 count Palteru is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,672 residents. Its 812 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Palteru

Palteru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Palteru 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Palteru from other places

Palteru lies about 94 km from Visakhapatnam. 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 Palteru
Nearest town	Tuni	4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Payakaraopeta	6.3 km
District headquarters	Visakhapatnam	94 km

Villages closest to Palteru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palteru village had a population of 6,358. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,672 residents.

Palteru village has 3,277 males and 3,081 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palteru has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Palteru is 531126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palteru covers 812 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Palteru falls under Payakaraopeta tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The census record for Palteru notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Palteru.

Palteru is about 94 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palteru is in Payakaraopeta tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Tuni is about 4.7 km away. Payakaraopeta is about 6.3 km away. Visakhapatnam is about 94 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.