About Paturu Village

Paturu is a mid sized village in Vepada tehsil, in the district of Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,831, made up of 886 males and 945 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 343 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paturu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paturu village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Vizianagaram
Tehsil	Vepada
Pincode	535161
Area (hectares)	343 hectares
Population	1,831
Male Population	886
Female Population	945
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,067
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Paturu compares

By the 2011 count Paturu is the 11th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents. Its 343 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Paturu

Paturu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Paturu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paturu from other places

Paturu lies about 29 km from Vizianagaram, and the nearest railway station is Lakkavarapukota, about 2.1 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 Paturu
Nearest railway station	Lakkavarapukota	2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Vepada	7.9 km
District headquarters	Vizianagaram	29 km

Villages closest to Paturu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paturu village had a population of 1,831. That makes it the 11th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents.

Paturu village has 886 males and 945 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paturu has about 1067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Paturu is 535161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paturu covers 343 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paturu falls under Vepada tehsil of Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Paturu is Lakkavarapukota, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Paturu.

Paturu is about 29 km from Vizianagaram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paturu is in Vepada tehsil of Vizianagaram district. Lakkavarapukota is about 2.1 km away. Vepada is about 7.9 km away. Vizianagaram is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.