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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
- 587356
- Pincode
- 533437
- Post office
- Peddapuram
- Population
- 6,337
- Households
- 1,730
- Literacy rate
- 50.1%
- Sex ratio
- 949 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 2,728
- Distance to district centre
- 23 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 12 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 161 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 380 km
- Nearest railway station
- Medapadu · 8 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital Katravulapalli · 9 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Anuru compares
By population, Anuru ranks #3 of 22 villages in Peddapuram mandal.
Literacy rate
%
50.1%
−2.9% vs mandal average
- Anuru
- 50.1%
- Peddapuram mandal
- 53.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
949
−29 vs mandal average
- Anuru
- 949
- Peddapuram mandal
- 978
Household size
people per home
3.7
Same as the mandal average
- Anuru
- 3.7
- Peddapuram mandal
- 3.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Anuru at a glance
Anuru is a village of 6,337 people in 1,730 households (Census 2011) in Peddapuram mandal, Kakinada district, Andhra Pradesh, the 3rd-largest of 22 villages in Peddapuram mandal. Literacy is 50%, 3 points below the mandal average of 53% and the sex ratio is 949 women per 1,000 men. It lies 23 km from the Kakinada district centre, 9 km from Katravulapalle, the nearest town, 8 km from Medapadu railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 533437, served by Peddapuram post office; the LGD village code is 587356. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital Katravulapalli, 9 km away. The village votes in Peddapuram assembly constituency, represented by MLA China Rajappa Nimmakayala. The population is estimated at 7,471 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Anuru →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuru · this village | 6,337 | 50% | — |
| Kotapadu · Rangampeta | 3,839 | 51% | 2.8 km NW |
| Marripudi · Rangampeta | 3,250 | 49% | 3.6 km SE |
| Doddigunta · Rangampeta | 4,467 | 50% | 4.6 km W |
| Valuthimmapuram · Peddapuram | 1,550 | 50% | 5 km E |
| Chinabrahmadevam · Peddapuram | 2,683 | 47% | 5.6 km SE |
| Subhadrampeta · Rangampeta | 2,010 | 42% | 5.7 km W |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Anuru
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 16
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- Primary school
- 5
- 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
- 1
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- PEDDAPURAM
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 14
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 33
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 14
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- ANURU & KONDAPALLE
- Total area (ha)
- 1,539
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 68.83
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Anuru
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Anuru
- LGD code
- 587356
- Pincode
- 533437
- Post office
- Peddapuram
- Population (Census 2011)
- 6,337
- Population (projected 2026)
- 7,471
- Households
- 1,730
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 949
- Literacy rate
- 50.1%
- Coordinates
- 17.05891°N, 82.04499°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kakinada
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Peddapuram
- Member of Parliament
- Tangella Uday Srinivas
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- China Rajappa Nimmakayala
- Block / Mandal
- Peddapuram
Getting there
How to reach Anuru
Distance to cities · straight line
- Amaravati161 kmcapital
- Hyderabad380 km
- Chennai481 km
- Bengaluru659 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationMedapadu8 km
- Bus stopAPSRTC Bus Station , Peddapuram11 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital Katravulapalli9 km
- ATM / bankCorporation Bank13 km
- Petrol pumpHP9 km
- CollegePragati Engineering College3 km
- Police stationJaggampeta Police Station13 km
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Anuru
7 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🎓Pragati Engineering CollegeCollege2.9 km ↗
- 🎓Pragathi CanteenCollege2.9 km ↗
- 🎓Pragathi engineering college, Ee, Ce, Me block.College2.9 km ↗
- 🎓Technical HubCollege4.1 km ↗
- 🎓Aditya College of Engineering and TechnologyCollege4.3 km ↗
- 🎓Polytechnic Football groundCollege4.6 km ↗
- 🎓Cricket GroundCollege4.7 km ↗
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 533437
- KatravulapalleJaggampeta mandal11,530 pop
- KattamuruPeddapuram mandal8,980 pop
- RayabhupalapatnamPeddapuram mandal7,725 pop
- KandrakotaPeddapuram mandal6,090 pop
- ThamaradaKirlampudi mandal5,174 pop
- G. RagampetaPeddapuram mandal4,882 pop
- GonedaKirlampudi mandal4,475 pop
- SurampalemGandepalli mandal3,990 pop
- J. ThimmapuramPeddapuram mandal3,872 pop
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Other villages named Anuru
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Villages near Anuru
Other villages in Peddapuram mandal
View all 21 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-15
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)