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About Kantheru Village

Kantheru is a large village in Iragavaram tehsil, in the district of West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,665, made up of 1,330 males and 1,335 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 368 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 534126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kantheru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kantheru village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District West Godavari
Tehsil Iragavaram
Pincode 534126
Area (hectares) 368 hectares
Population 2,665
Male Population 1,330
Female Population 1,335
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kantheru compares

By the 2011 count Kantheru is the 6th largest of the 21 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,135 residents. Its 368 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Kantheru

Kantheru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kantheru as Available within village. 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 Kantheru from other places

Kantheru lies about 64 km from West Godavari, and the nearest railway station is Relangi, about 8.1 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 Kantheru
Tehsil headquarters Iragavaram 3.3 km
Nearest town Penugonda 4.8 km
Nearest railway station Relangi 8.1 km
District headquarters West Godavari 64 km

Villages closest to Kantheru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kantheru village had a population of 2,665. That makes it the 6th largest of the 21 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,135 residents.

Kantheru village has 1,330 males and 1,335 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kantheru has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Kantheru is 534126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kantheru covers 368 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kantheru falls under Iragavaram tehsil of West Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kantheru is Relangi, about 8.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kantheru.

Kantheru is about 64 km from West Godavari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kantheru is in Iragavaram tehsil of West Godavari district. Iragavaram is about 3.3 km away. Penugonda is about 4.8 km away. Relangi is about 8.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kathavapadu (under 2 km), Kothapadu (1.8 km) and Kakileru (2.8 km).

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

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