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- LGD code
- 588350
- Pincode
- 534406
- Post office
- Chebrole (West Godavari)
- Population
- 3,583
- Households
- 1,131
- Literacy rate
- 65.5%
- Sex ratio
- 977 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,887
- Distance to district centre
- 30 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 2 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 88 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 320 km
- Nearest railway station
- Unguturu · 5 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Mahavir Hospital · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Rachuru compares
By population, Rachuru ranks #8 of 17 villages in Unguturu mandal.
Literacy rate
%
65.5%
+3.0% vs mandal average
- Rachuru
- 65.5%
- Unguturu mandal
- 62.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
977
−20 vs mandal average
- Rachuru
- 977
- Unguturu mandal
- 997
Household size
people per home
3.2
−0.3 vs mandal average
- Rachuru
- 3.2
- Unguturu mandal
- 3.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Rachuru at a glance
Rachuru is a village of 3,583 people in 1,131 households (Census 2011) in Unguturu mandal, Eluru district, Andhra Pradesh, the 8th-largest of 17 villages in Unguturu mandal. Literacy is 66%, 3 points above the mandal average of 63% and the sex ratio is 977 women per 1,000 men. It lies 30 km from the Eluru district centre, 5 km from Unguturu, the nearest town, 5 km from Unguturu railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 534406, served by Chebrole (West Godavari) post office; the LGD village code is 588350. The nearest hospital or health centre is Mahavir Hospital, 4 km away. The village votes in Unguturu assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dharmaraju Patsamatla. The population is estimated at 3,902 in 2026, up 9% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Rachuru →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rachuru · this village | 3,583 | 66% | — |
| Ravulaparru · Unguturu | 2,039 | 63% | 2.1 km N |
| Dontavaram · Unguturu | 1,178 | 71% | 2 km E |
| Gunaparru · Nidamarru | 825 | 57% | 3.5 km S |
| Kagupadu · Unguturu | 1,663 | 65% | 3.7 km NE |
| Chinanindrakolanu · Nidamarru | 4,015 | 66% | 3.8 km W |
| Unguturu · Unguturu | 14,280 | 59% | 5.2 km N |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Rachuru
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 16
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 4
- Middle school
- 1
- 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
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- TADEPALLEGUDEM
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 20
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 60
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 18
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- RACHURU&SEETARAMAPURAM
- Total area (ha)
- 1,382
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 745.02
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Rachuru
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Rachuru
- LGD code
- 588350
- Pincode
- 534406
- Post office
- Chebrole (West Godavari)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,583
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,902
- Households
- 1,131
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 977
- Literacy rate
- 65.5%
- Coordinates
- 16.77539°N, 81.42520°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Eluru
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Unguturu
- Member of Parliament
- Putta Mahesh Kumar
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Dharmaraju Patsamatla
- Block / Mandal
- Unguturu
Getting there
How to reach Rachuru
Distance to cities · straight line
- Amaravati88 kmcapital
- Hyderabad320 km
- Chennai429 km
- Bengaluru590 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationUnguturu5 km
- Bus stopUnguturu Bus Stop5 km
- Hospital / PHCMahavir Hospital4 km
- ATM / bankKotak mahindra Bank6 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil4 km
- CollegeElectronic and communication Engineering Block12 km
- Police stationTadepalligudem Town Police Station12 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Rachuru
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Chittalamma Thalli AalayamTemple4.0 km ↗
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 534406
Villages near Rachuru
Other villages in Unguturu mandal
View all 16 →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, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)