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About Puttajammu Village

Puttajammu is a mid sized village in Gummalakshmipuram tehsil, in the district of Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 607, made up of 292 males and 315 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,079 females per 1000 males. The village covers 343 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535523, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puttajammu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puttajammu village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Vizianagaram
Tehsil Gummalakshmipuram
Pincode 535523
Area (hectares) 343 hectares
Population 607
Male Population 292
Female Population 315
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,079
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 Puttajammu compares

By the 2011 count Puttajammu is the 20th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 424 residents. Its 343 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1176.

Getting to Puttajammu

Puttajammu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Puttajammu 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 Puttajammu from other places

Puttajammu lies about 18 km from Vizianagaram, and the nearest railway station is Garividi, about 4.8 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 Puttajammu
Nearest railway station Garividi 4.8 km
Nearest town Chīpurupalle 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Gummalakshmipuram 18 km
District headquarters Vizianagaram 18 km

Villages closest to Puttajammu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Puttajammu village had a population of 607. That makes it the 20th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 424 residents.

Puttajammu village has 292 males and 315 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puttajammu has about 1079 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1176.

The pincode recorded for Puttajammu is 535523. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puttajammu covers 343 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Puttajammu falls under Gummalakshmipuram tehsil of Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Puttajammu is Garividi, about 4.8 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 Puttajammu.

Puttajammu is about 18 km from Vizianagaram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puttajammu is in Gummalakshmipuram tehsil of Vizianagaram district. Garividi is about 4.8 km away. Chīpurupalle is about 10 km away. Gummalakshmipuram is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mulajammu (under 2 km), Rayaghadajammu (under 2 km) and Gorada (6.5 km).

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

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