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About Aguru Village

Aguru is a mid sized village in Mentada tehsil, in the district of Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,373, made up of 689 males and 684 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 742 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535273, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aguru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aguru village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Vizianagaram
Tehsil Mentada
Pincode 535273
Area (hectares) 742 hectares
Population 1,373
Male Population 689
Female Population 684
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
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 Aguru compares

By the 2011 count Aguru is the 14th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,266 residents. Its 742 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Aguru

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

Aguru lies about 27 km from Vizianagaram, and the nearest railway station is Gajapatinagaram, 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 Aguru
Tehsil headquarters Mentada under 2 km
Nearest railway station Gajapatinagaram 9.0 km
Nearest town Sālūr 24 km
District headquarters Vizianagaram 27 km

Villages closest to Aguru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Aguru village had a population of 1,373. That makes it the 14th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,266 residents.

Aguru village has 689 males and 684 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aguru has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Aguru is 535273. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aguru covers 742 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Aguru falls under Mentada tehsil of Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Aguru is Gajapatinagaram, 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 Aguru.

Aguru is about 27 km from Vizianagaram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aguru is in Mentada tehsil of Vizianagaram district. Mentada is about under 2 km away. Gajapatinagaram is about 9.0 km away. Sālūr is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gurlatammaraju Peta (under 2 km), Mentada (under 2 km) and Pittada (1.8 km).

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

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