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About Puligummi Village

Puligummi is a mid sized village in Merakamudidam tehsil, in the district of Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 713, made up of 353 males and 360 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 267 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puligummi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puligummi village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Vizianagaram
Tehsil Merakamudidam
Pincode 535102
Area (hectares) 267 hectares
Population 713
Male Population 353
Female Population 360
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Puligummi compares

By the 2011 count Puligummi is the 30th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,468 residents. Its 267 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Puligummi

Puligummi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Puligummi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Puligummi from other places

Puligummi lies about 36 km from Vizianagaram, and the nearest railway station is Donkinavalasa, about 9.6 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 Puligummi
Tehsil headquarters Merakamudidam 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Donkinavalasa 9.6 km
Nearest town Bobbili 17 km
District headquarters Vizianagaram 36 km

Villages closest to Puligummi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Puligummi village had a population of 713. That makes it the 30th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,468 residents.

Puligummi village has 353 males and 360 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puligummi has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Puligummi is 535102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puligummi covers 267 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Puligummi falls under Merakamudidam tehsil of Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Puligummi is Donkinavalasa, about 9.6 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 village for Puligummi.

Puligummi is about 36 km from Vizianagaram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puligummi is in Merakamudidam tehsil of Vizianagaram district. Merakamudidam is about 4.1 km away. Donkinavalasa is about 9.6 km away. Bobbili 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 Syamayavalasa (under 2 km), Sivvamdoravalasa (4.0 km) and Merakamudidam (4.1 km).

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

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