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- LGD code
- 590675
- Pincode
- 523302
- Post office
- Santhamagulur
- Population
- 8,915
- Households
- 2,353
- Literacy rate
- 44.8%
- Sex ratio
- 953 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 5,328
- Distance to district centre
- 54 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 18 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 91 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 211 km
- Nearest railway station
- Vellavacheruvu · 7 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government hospital, Santhamaguluru · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Elchur compares
By population, Elchur ranks #2 of 11 villages in Santhamaguluru mandal.
Literacy rate
%
44.8%
−2.9% vs mandal average
- Elchur
- 44.8%
- Santhamaguluru mandal
- 47.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
953
−8 vs mandal average
- Elchur
- 953
- Santhamaguluru mandal
- 961
Household size
people per home
3.8
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Elchur
- 3.8
- Santhamaguluru mandal
- 3.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Elchur at a glance
Elchur is a village of 8,915 people in 2,353 households (Census 2011) in Santhamaguluru mandal, Bapatla district, Andhra Pradesh, the 2nd-largest of 11 villages in Santhamaguluru mandal. Literacy is 45%, 3 points below the mandal average of 48% and the sex ratio is 953 women per 1,000 men. It lies 54 km from the Bapatla district centre, 16 km from Mulakalur, the nearest town, 7 km from Vellavacheruvu railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 523302, served by Santhamagulur post office; the LGD village code is 590675. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government hospital, Santhamaguluru, 5 km away. The village votes in Chilakaluripet assembly constituency, represented by MLA Prathipati Pullarao. The population is estimated at 9,708 in 2026, up 9% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Yelchuru →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elchur · this village | 8,915 | 45% | — |
| Santhamaguluru · Santhamaguluru | 9,687 | 53% | 5.4 km NE |
| Kommala Padu · Santhamaguluru | 8,550 | 48% | 6.3 km S |
| Sajjapuram · Nellore Rural | 1,019 | 47% | 6.2 km E |
| Sajjapuram · Tanuku | — | — | 6.2 km E |
| Annavarappadu · Rompicharla | 748 | 52% | 6.8 km N |
| Annavarappadu · Ongole | 748 | — | 6.8 km N |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Elchur
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 15
- Power hours (winter)
- 17
- Primary school
- 6
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- NARASARAOPET
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 22
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 69
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 6
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- ELCHUR
- Total area (ha)
- 2,789
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 900
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Elchur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Elchur
- LGD code
- 590675
- Pincode
- 523302
- Post office
- Santhamagulur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 8,915
- Population (projected 2026)
- 9,708
- Households
- 2,353
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 953
- Literacy rate
- 44.8%
- Coordinates
- 16.08200°N, 79.92400°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Narasaraopet
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Chilakaluripet
- Member of Parliament
- Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Prathipati Pullarao
- Block / Mandal
- Santhamaguluru
Getting there
How to reach Elchur
Distance to cities · straight line
- Amaravati91 kmcapital
- Hyderabad211 km
- Chennai336 km
- Bengaluru427 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationVellavacheruvu7 km
- Bus stopSanthamaguluru Bus Stop5 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment hospital, Santhamaguluru5 km
- ATM / bankSBI19 km
- Petrol pumpHP4 km
- CollegeNec college outside canteen19 km
- Police stationRompicherlal Police Station14 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 523302
Villages near Elchur
Other villages in Santhamaguluru mandal
View all 10 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-21
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)