About Chennur Village

Chennur is one of the larger villages in Chennur tehsil, in the district of Y S R, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 16,126, made up of 8,075 males and 8,051 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 594 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 516162, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chennur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chennur village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Y S R
Tehsil	Chennur
Pincode	516162
Area (hectares)	594 hectares
Population	16,126
Male Population	8,075
Female Population	8,051
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	997
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chennur compares

By the 2011 count Chennur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,647 residents. Its 594 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Chennur

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

Chennur lies about 15 km from Y S R, and the nearest railway station is Krishnapuram, about 8.2 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 Chennur
Nearest railway station	Krishnapuram	8.2 km
Nearest town	Kadapa	9.7 km
District headquarters	Y S R	15 km

Villages closest to Chennur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chennur village had a population of 16,126. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,647 residents.

Chennur village has 8,075 males and 8,051 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chennur has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Chennur is 516162. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chennur covers 594 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chennur falls under Chennur tehsil of Y S R district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chennur is Krishnapuram, about 8.2 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 Chennur.

Chennur is about 15 km from Y S R in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chennur is in Chennur tehsil of Y S R district. Krishnapuram is about 8.2 km away. Kadapa is about 9.7 km away. Y S R is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.