About Puturu Village

Puturu is a small village in Peda Bayalu tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 178, made up of 95 males and 83 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puturu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puturu village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Visakhapatnam
Tehsil	Peda Bayalu
Pincode	531040
Area (hectares)	108 hectares
Population	178
Male Population	95
Female Population	83
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	874
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Puturu compares

By the 2011 count Puturu is the 97th largest of the 257 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 197 residents. Its 108 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1087.

Getting to Puturu

Puturu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Puturu as Available within 5 - 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 Puturu from other places

Puturu lies about 100 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Darliput, about 22 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 Puturu
Nearest railway station	Darliput	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Peda Bayalu	28 km
Nearest town	Chodavaram	62 km
District headquarters	Visakhapatnam	100 km

Villages closest to Puturu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Peda Bayalu 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 Puturu

As per the Census of India 2011, Puturu village had a population of 178. That makes it the 97th largest of the 257 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 197 residents.

Puturu village has 95 males and 83 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puturu has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1087.

The pincode recorded for Puturu is 531040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puturu covers 108 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Puturu falls under Peda Bayalu tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Puturu is Darliput, about 22 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Puturu.

Puturu is about 100 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puturu is in Peda Bayalu tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Darliput is about 22 km away. Peda Bayalu is about 28 km away. Chodavaram is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.