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Village snapshot
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 589252
- Pincode
- 521286
- Post office
- Pedavutapalli
- Population
- 5,272
- Households
- 1,476
- Literacy rate
- 62.9%
- Sex ratio
- 1043 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 2,371
- Distance to district centre
- 30 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 8 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 23 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 268 km
- Nearest railway station
- Pedda Avutapale · 2 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Atkuru compares
By population, Atkuru ranks #4 of 30 villages in Unguturu mandal.
Literacy rate
%
62.9%
−2.7% vs mandal average
- Atkuru
- 62.9%
- Unguturu mandal
- 65.6%
- Krishna district
- 66.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,043
+5 vs mandal average
- Atkuru
- 1,043
- Unguturu mandal
- 1,038
Household size
people per home
3.6
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Atkuru
- 3.6
- Unguturu mandal
- 3.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Atkuru at a glance
Atkuru is a village of 5,272 people in 1,476 households (Census 2011) in Unguturu mandal, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, the 4th-largest of 30 villages in Unguturu mandal. Literacy is 63%, 3 points below the mandal average of 66% and the sex ratio is 1,043 women per 1,000 men. It lies 30 km from the Krishna district centre, 6 km from Gannavaram, the nearest town, 2 km from Pedda Avutapale railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 521286, served by Pedavutapalli post office; the LGD village code is 589252. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, 7 km away. The village votes in Gannavaram assembly constituency, represented by MLA Yarlagadda Venkata Rao. The population is estimated at 5,741 in 2026, up 9% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Atkur →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atkuru · this village | 5,272 | 63% | — |
| Peda Avutapalle · Unguturu | 7,537 | 68% | 2 km SW |
| China Avutapalle · Gannavaram | 2,574 | 78% | 3.4 km W |
| Balliparru · Gannavaram | 668 | 46% | 3.5 km NW |
| Tempalle · Gannavaram | 2,661 | 45% | 3.8 km NW |
| Telaprolu · Unguturu | 8,984 | 67% | 4.2 km E |
| Tuttagunta · Unguturu | 306 | 76% | 4.4 km S |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Atkuru
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- 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
- 1
- Post office
- Yes
- 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
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- VIJAYAWADA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 30
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 65
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 16
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- ATKURU
- Total area (ha)
- 1,489
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 880.59
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Atkuru
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Atkuru
- LGD code
- 589252
- Pincode
- 521286
- Post office
- Pedavutapalli
- Population (Census 2011)
- 5,272
- Population (projected 2026)
- 5,741
- Households
- 1,476
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1043
- Literacy rate
- 62.9%
- Coordinates
- 16.56712°N, 80.85679°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Machilipatnam
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Gannavaram
- Member of Parliament
- Vallabhaneni Balashowry
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Yarlagadda Venkata Rao
- Block / Mandal
- Unguturu
Getting there
How to reach Atkuru
Distance to cities · straight line
- Amaravati23 kmcapital
- Hyderabad268 km
- Chennai393 km
- Bengaluru532 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationPedda Avutapale2 km
- Bus stopAPSRTC Bus Station , Gannavaram6 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital7 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India5 km
- Petrol pumpHP3 km
- CollegeNarayana Junior College13 km
- Police stationCrime Investigation Department21 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 521286
Villages near Atkuru
Other villages in Unguturu mandal
View all 29 →- Telaprolu
- Peda Avutapalle
- Manikonda
- Indupalle
- Pottipadu
- Tarigoppula
- Unguturu
- Nandamuru
- Vempadu
- Veldipadu
- Vemanda
- Koyyagurapadu
- Nagavarappadu
- Garapadu
- Chagantipadu
- Mukkapadu
- Lankapalle Agraharam
- Ponukumadu
- Amudalapalle
- Bokinala
- Velinutala
- Elukapadu
- Madhirapadu
- Chikinala
- Tuttagunta
- Ondrampadu
- Dibbanapudi
- Tarigoppula Khandrika
- Veldipadu Khandrika
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)