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About Kenguva Village

Kenguva is a large village in Gajapathinagaram tehsil, in the district of Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,243, made up of 1,115 males and 1,128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 528 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535270, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kenguva Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kenguva village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Vizianagaram
Tehsil Gajapathinagaram
Pincode 535270
Area (hectares) 528 hectares
Population 2,243
Male Population 1,115
Female Population 1,128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kenguva compares

By the 2011 count Kenguva is the 5th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,620 residents. Its 528 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Kenguva

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

Kenguva lies about 17 km from Vizianagaram, and the nearest railway station is Bondapalli, about 9.0 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 Kenguva
Nearest railway station Bondapalli 9.0 km
Nearest town Nellimarla 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Gajapathinagaram 17 km
District headquarters Vizianagaram 17 km

Villages closest to Kenguva

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kenguva village had a population of 2,243. That makes it the 5th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,620 residents.

Kenguva village has 1,115 males and 1,128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kenguva has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Kenguva is 535270. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kenguva covers 528 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kenguva falls under Gajapathinagaram tehsil of Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kenguva is Bondapalli, about 9.0 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 10+ km distance for Kenguva.

Kenguva is about 17 km from Vizianagaram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kenguva is in Gajapathinagaram tehsil of Vizianagaram district. Bondapalli is about 9.0 km away. Nellimarla is about 13 km away. Gajapathinagaram is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Logisa (2.6 km), Mutcherla (2.9 km) and M Kothavalasa (3.1 km).

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

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