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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 589365
- Pincode
- 521344
- Post office
- Kalidindi
- Population
- 1,063
- Households
- 307
- Literacy rate
- 71.7%
- Sex ratio
- 961 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 484
- Distance to district centre
- 46 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 22 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 64 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 310 km
- Nearest railway station
- Kaikaluru · 9 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Devapudi Government Hospital · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Avakuru compares
By population, Avakuru ranks #14 of 14 villages in Kalidindi mandal — the smallest.
Literacy rate
%
71.7%
+10.1% vs mandal average
- Avakuru
- 71.7%
- Kalidindi mandal
- 61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
961
−39 vs mandal average
- Avakuru
- 961
- Kalidindi mandal
- 1,000
Household size
people per home
3.5
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Avakuru
- 3.5
- Kalidindi mandal
- 3.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Avakuru at a glance
Avakuru is a village of 1,063 people in 307 households (Census 2011) in Kalidindi mandal, Eluru district, Andhra Pradesh, the 14th-largest of 14 villages in Kalidindi mandal. Literacy is 72%, 10 points above the mandal average of 62% and the sex ratio is 961 women per 1,000 men. It lies 46 km from the Eluru district centre, 6 km from Kalidindi, the nearest town, 9 km from Kaikaluru railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 521344, served by Kalidindi post office; the LGD village code is 589365. Mapped within or next to the village: bank. The village votes in Gudivada assembly constituency, represented by MLA Venigandla Ramu. The population is estimated at 1,158 in 2026, up 9% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Avakuru →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avakuru · this village | 1,063 | 72% | — |
| Prodduvaka · Mudinepalle | 1,268 | 58% | 2.2 km SW |
| Vemavarappadu · Kaikaluru | 2,744 | 63% | 2.7 km NW |
| Sana Rudravaram · Kalidindi | 4,110 | 57% | 3.7 km NE |
| Tamarakollu · Kaikaluru | 2,783 | 62% | 4.2 km NW |
| Bomminampadu · Mudinepalle | 3,473 | 62% | 4.1 km W |
| Ayodhyapuram · Tekkali | 587 | 61% | 4.4 km N |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Avakuru
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 20
- Power hours (winter)
- 22
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- 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
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- 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
- GUDIVADA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 35
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 60
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- AVAKURU
- Total area (ha)
- 217
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 174.9
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Avakuru
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Avakuru
- LGD code
- 589365
- Pincode
- 521344
- Post office
- Kalidindi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,063
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,158
- Households
- 307
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 961
- Literacy rate
- 71.7%
- Coordinates
- 16.47569°N, 81.24351°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Machilipatnam
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Gudivada
- Member of Parliament
- Vallabhaneni Balashowry
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Venigandla Ramu
- Block / Mandal
- Kalidindi
- Nearest bank
- State Bank Of India (1.3 km)
Getting there
How to reach Avakuru
Distance to cities · straight line
- Amaravati64 kmcapital
- Hyderabad310 km
- Chennai392 km
- Bengaluru553 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKaikaluru9 km
- Bus stopKorukallu Bus Stop1 km
- Hospital / PHCDevapudi Government Hospital5 km
- ATM / bankState Bank Of India1 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil1 km
- CollegeKTR womens college27 km
- Police stationBhimavaram two town police station30 km
Nearest to the village
- Bus stop
- Korukallu Bus Stop1.1 km
- Bank / ATM
- State Bank Of India1.3 km
- Petrol pump
- Indian Oil1.0 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Bank
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Avakuru
3 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 521344
Villages near Avakuru
Other villages in Kalidindi mandal
View all 13 →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, 2026-09-13
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)